DECAY is a 5 letter word which starts with the letter D and ends with the letter Y for which we found 5 definitions.
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(v. i.) To pass gradually from a sound prosperous or perfect state to one of imperfection adversity or dissolution; to waste away; to decline; to fail; to become weak corrupt or disintegrated; to rot; to perish; as a tree decays; fortunes decay; hopes decay. |
(v. t.) To cause to decay; to impair. |
(v. t.) To destroy. |
(n.) Gradual failure of health strength soundness prosperity or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution or extinction; corruption; rottenness; decline; deterioration; as the decay of the body; the decay of virtue; the decay of the Roman empire; a castle in decay. |
(n.) Destruction; death. |
The word DECAY is a 5 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for DECAY is: de-cay