Dry rot has 13 synonyms. The top synonyms for dry rot are cancer, caries, gangrene, mildew, moth, moth and rust, rancidity, rancidness and 5 more. Browse the full list below.
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What is a synonym for dry rot?
A common synonym for dry rot is cancer. Other synonyms include caries, gangrene, mildew, moth.
How many synonyms does dry rot have?
Dry rot has 13 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.
What does dry rot mean?
(n): the crumbly, friable decayed portions of wooden members of buildings, especially at or below grade, usually caused by a fungal infection; metaphorically, a progressive malaise of decay, corruptio
Definition of dry rot:
(n) :
the crumbly, friable decayed portions of wooden members of buildings, especially at or below grade, usually caused by a fungal infection; metaphorically, a progressive malaise of decay, corruption, or datedness
"1952 Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like dry rot to the house of Judah. Hosea 5:12,
RSV"
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Definition of dry rot:
(n) :
the crumbly, friable decayed portions of wooden members of buildings, especially at or below grade, usually caused by a fungal infection; metaphorically, a progressive malaise of decay, corruption, or datedness
"1952 Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like dry rot to the house of Judah. Hosea 5:12,
RSV"