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The correct spelling is rots.

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noun

Say it like: Rot-s

The correct spelling is rots. The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction. For example: "The apple left in the cupboard all that time had started to rot."

Usage Examples

The apple left in the cupboard all that time had started to rot.

Your brain will rot if you spend so much time on the computer, Tony!

to rot vegetable fiber

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
  2. 2.Decaying matter.
  3. 3.Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
  4. 4.Verbal nonsense.

verb

  1. 1.To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
  2. 2.To decline in function or utility.
  3. 3.To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
  4. 4.To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
  5. 5.To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place).

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