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41 decay
[di'kei] 1. verb(to (cause to) become rotten or ruined: Sugar makes your teeth decay.) gniti2. noun(the act or process of decaying: tooth decay; in a state of decay.) gnitje* * *I [dikéi]intransitive verbrazpadati, razkrajati se, propadati, gniti, kvariti se; izumiratiII [dikéi]nounrazpad, gnitje, razkroj, kvarjenje; propadto fall into decay — propasti, propadati -
42 tooth
[tu:Ɵ]plural - teeth; noun1) (any of the hard, bone-like objects that grow in the mouth and are used for biting and chewing: He has had a tooth out at the dentist's.)2) (something that looks or acts like a tooth: the teeth of a comb/saw.)•- teethe- toothed
- toothless
- toothy
- toothache
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- toothpick
- be
- get long in the tooth
- a fine-tooth comb
- a sweet tooth
- tooth and nail* * *I [tu:m, ti:m]noun(plural teeth) zob; tech zob (žage, glavnika itd.); zob kolesa; konica; kavelj; parožek; figuratively nagnjenje, posebna ljubezen (do)tooth and nail figuratively z vso močjo; neizprosnoby the skin of one's teeth figuratively za las, komaj še (uiti)in the teeth of — kljub, navzlic; protifrom the teeth outward figuratively površnoartificial tooth, false tooth — umeten zobcorner (dog, eye, laniary) tooth — podočnikincisor (incision, cutting) tooth — sekalec (zob)to cast s.th. in s.o.'s teeth — komu kaj v zobe (v obraz) vreči; očitatito cut one's eye-teeth figuratively začeti spoznavati življenjeto draw s.o.'s teeth figuratively pristriči komu krila, napraviti koga neškodljivegato fight (to struggle) tooth and nail — boriti se z vsemi močmi (zagrizeno, nepopustljivo)to get one's teeth into s.th. — zagristi se v kaj; trmasto (nepopustljivo) se česa lotitito have a sweet tooth — biti sladkosneden, rad imeti sladkarijeto lie in one's teeth — v obraz lagati; nesramno, predrzno lagatithis set my teeth on edge — zaskominalo me je ob tem; to me je razburilo (ozlovoljilo)to take the bit between one's teeth figuratively postati trmoglav; upreti se; osamosvojiti seII [tu:m]transitive verbnazobčati, ozobiti ( a saw žago); opremiti z zobmi; gristi, žvečititoothed wheel — zobato kolo; intransitive verb technical prije(ma)ti z zobci (o zobatih kolesih) -
43 degenerate
1. n дегенерат, выродок2. a дегенеративный; выродившийся3. a ухудшившийся4. a испорченный, развращённыйdegenerate age — развращённый век, упадок нравов
5. a мат. физ. вырожденный6. v вырождаться7. v ухудшаться, становиться хуже8. v арх. вызывать вырождение9. v арх. обнаруживать признаки вырожденияСинонимический ряд:1. debased (adj.) debased; dissolute; perverted2. effete (adj.) decadent; decayed; effete; overripe3. vicious (adj.) corrupt; depraved; flagitious; immoral; infamous; miscreant; nefarious; perverse; putrid; rotten; unhealthy; vicious; villainous; wicked4. libertine (noun) libertine; profligate; reprobate; wretch5. deteriorate (verb) decline; descend; deteriorate; disimprove; disintegrate; retrograde; retrogress; rot; sink6. worsen (verb) decay; decrease; fall off; lessen; worsenАнтонимический ряд:improve; moral -
44 ragged
1. a неровный, шероховатый; зазубренный2. a рваный, драный, изодранный; поношенный, потрёпанный3. a одетый в лохмотья; оборванный4. a нечёсаный, косматый, лохматый5. a со свалявшейся шерстью6. a клочковатый, висящий клочьями7. a небрежный, неотделанный, шероховатый8. a резкий, неприятный9. a тех. заершённый; зазубренный10. a воен. рассредоточенный, беспорядочныйСинонимический ряд:1. rough (adj.) coarse; cragged; craggy; harsh; jagged; rough; rugged; scabrous; uneven2. shabby (adj.) frayed; frazzled; poor; raggedy; rent; seedy; shabby; shredded; shreddy; tattered; torn3. worn (adj.) decayed; decrepit; deteriorated; dilapidated; dingy; faded; worn4. bantered (verb) bantered; chaffed; fooled; funned; jested; joked; jollied; joshed; kidded; ribbed5. scolded (verb) basted; bawled out; berated; dressed down; jawed; lashed; railed; ranted; rated; reviled; scolded; told off; tongued; upbraided; vituperated; wigged -
45 decaer
v.1 to decline.¡que no decaiga! don't lose heart!su belleza no ha decaído con los años her beauty has not faded with the yearsLa intensidad decae con el tiempo Intensity wanes in time.2 to decay, to fall into decline.El entusiasmo decayó desde el evento Enthusiasm decayed since the event.3 to be losing.Nos decayó el juego We were losing the game.4 to decrease, to dwindle.Me decayó el negocio My business decreased.* * *1 (perder fuerzas) to weaken; (- entusiasmo, interés) to flag; (- salud) to go down, deteriorate, decay; (- belleza etc) to lose2 (imperio, costumbre) to decay3 (fiebre) to go down4 (negocio) to fall off, decline5 (ánimo) to lose heart* * *verb1) to decline, decay2) weaken* * *VI1) [imperio, país] to declinedesde que cerraron la fábrica el pueblo ha decaído — since they closed the factory the town has gone downhill
2) (=disminuir) [entusiasmo, interés] to wane, fade (away); [esperanzas] to fade¡ánimo, que no decaiga! — bear up, don't lose heart!
¡que no decaiga la fiesta! — come on, let's keep the party going!
3) (=empeorar) [salud] to fail, decline; [enfermo] to deteriorate, fail4) (Com) [demanda] to fall off; [calidad] to decline, fall off5)decaer en algo: ha decaído en belleza — her beauty has faded
su fuerza dramática decae en intensidad al final — its dramatic force declines in intensity at the end
6) (Náut) to drift, drift off course* * *verbo intransitivoa) ánimo/fuerzas to flag; interés/popularidad to waneb) barrio/restaurante to go downhill; calidad/prestigio to declinec) imperio/civilización to decay, declined) enfermo to deteriorate* * *= lapse, flag, ebb.Ex. The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.Ex. But more mature readers can be expected to go on reading for full sessions without flagging, a point that most children should reach by ten years old.Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.----* interés + decaer = interest + flag.* * *verbo intransitivoa) ánimo/fuerzas to flag; interés/popularidad to waneb) barrio/restaurante to go downhill; calidad/prestigio to declinec) imperio/civilización to decay, declined) enfermo to deteriorate* * *= lapse, flag, ebb.Ex: The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.
Ex: But more mature readers can be expected to go on reading for full sessions without flagging, a point that most children should reach by ten years old.Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.* interés + decaer = interest + flag.* * *vi1 «ánimo/fuerzas» to flag; «interés/popularidad» to wane, fall off, diminish¡que no decaiga! keep it up!el ritmo de trabajo ha decaído considerablemente the work rate has fallen off o declined considerably2 «barrio/restaurante» to go downhill; «calidad/popularidad» to declineel prestigio de la compañía ha decaído mucho the company's prestige has declined o waned considerably3 «imperio/civilización» to decay, decline4 «enfermo» to deteriorate* * *
decaer ( conjugate decaer) verbo intransitivo
[ enfermo] to deteriorate;
[interés/popularidad] to waneb) [barrio/restaurante] to go downhill;
[calidad/prestigio] to decline
decaer verbo intransitivo
1 (la energía, la salud, etc) to deteriorate
2 (en fuerza, intensidad) to decline: la minería ha decaído mucho en la última década, the mining industry has been in decline for the last ten years
' decaer' also found in these entries:
English:
decline
- fall off
- flag
- lapse
- sag
- slip
- slump
- wane
- decay
- decrease
- droop
- ebb
- fade
- fall
- falter
- rot
- sink
- slacken
- subside
- taper
* * *decaer vi1. [debilitarse] to decline;[actividad, ritmo, trabajo] to fall off, to slacken; [entusiasmo, ánimos, energías] to flag; [interés, fama] to decline, to wane;su belleza no ha decaído con los años her beauty has not faded with age;¡que no decaiga! don't lose heart!2. [imperio, sociedad] to decline;[empresa, establecimiento, zona] to go downhill;la fiesta fue decayendo the party gradually fizzled out3. [enfermo] to get weaker;[salud] to fail* * ** * *decaer {13} vi1) : to decline, to decay, to deteriorate2) flaquear: to weaken, to flag -
46 descompuesto
adj.1 out of order, bad, broken, busted.2 rotten, flyblown, decomposed, fly-blown.past part.past participle of spanish verb: descomponer.* * *1→ link=descomponer descomponer► adjetivo1 (podrido) decomposed, decayed, rotten2 (estropeado) out of order, broken down3 figurado (alterado) upset4 figurado (atrevido) insolent, impudent\estar descompuesto,-a to have diarrhoea (US diarrhea)* * *1.PP de descomponer2. ADJ1) (=estropeado) esp Méx [reloj] broken; [motor] broken down; [sistema] disorganized, chaotic; [cuarto] untidy; [aspecto] slovenly2) (Med)estar descompuesto — to have diarrhoea o (EEUU) diarrhea
3) [cifra] decomposed4) [roca] loose5) (=alterado) [rostro] distorted6) [persona] (=descarado) brazen, forward; (=furioso) angryponerse descompuesto — to get angry, lose one's composure
7) LAm * (=medio borracho) tipsy* * *- ta adjetivo2) < expresión> changed, altered3) (esp AmL) [estar] <máquina/aparato> broken; < teléfono> out of order4)a) ( indispuesto)b) ( del estómago)está descompuesto — he has diarrhea*/an upset stomach
* * *= rotting.Ex. He is a modernist abandoning himself to romanticism and finding beauty in rotting corpses and reeking cities.----* descompuesto del estómago = upset stomach.* estómago descompuesto = upset stomach.* tener la cara descompuesta = look like + death warmed (over/up).* * *- ta adjetivo2) < expresión> changed, altered3) (esp AmL) [estar] <máquina/aparato> broken; < teléfono> out of order4)a) ( indispuesto)b) ( del estómago)está descompuesto — he has diarrhea*/an upset stomach
* * *= rotting.Ex: He is a modernist abandoning himself to romanticism and finding beauty in rotting corpses and reeking cities.
* descompuesto del estómago = upset stomach.* estómago descompuesto = upset stomach.* tener la cara descompuesta = look like + death warmed (over/up).* * *descompuesto -taA ‹alimento› rotten, decomposed ( frml); ‹cadáver› decomposedB ‹expresión› changed, alteredtenía el rostro descompuesto he looked very upsetC( esp AmL) ‹máquina/aparato› había varios coches descompuestos en la carretera on the road there were several cars which had broken downla lavadora/radio está descompuesta the washing machine/radio is brokenel teléfono está descompuesto the telephone is out of orderD1(indispuesto): se pasó los primeros meses del embarazo descompuesta she felt queasy o sick o nauseous for the first months of the pregnancy2(del estómago): está descompuesto he has an upset stomach/diarrhea** * *
Del verbo descomponer: ( conjugate descomponer)
descompuesto es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
descomponer
descompuesto
descomponer ( conjugate descomponer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹alimento/cadáver› to rot, cause … to decompose o rot
2 (esp AmL) ‹máquina/aparato› to break;
‹ peinado› to mess up
3 ‹ persona›
descomponerse verbo pronominal
1 [ luz] to split;
[ sustancia] to break down, separate
2 [cadáver/alimento] to rot, decompose (frml)
3 (esp AmL) [máquina/aparato] to break down
4 [ persona] ( sentir malestar) to feel sick;
( del estómago) to have an attack of diarrhea( conjugate diarrhea)
6 (CS) [ tiempo] to become unsettled;
[ día] to cloud over
descompuesto◊ -ta adjetivo
1 ‹ alimento› rotten, decomposed (frml);
‹ cadáver› decomposed
2 ‹ expresión› changed, altered
3 (esp AmL) [estar] ‹máquina/aparato› broken;
‹ teléfono› out of order
4
( del estómago) to have diarrhea( conjugate diarrhea)/an upset stomach
descomponer verbo transitivo
1 (dividir) to break up, split
2 (pudrir) to rot, decompose
3 (poner nervioso) to get on sb's nerves
4 (el rostro) to distort
descompuesto,-a adjetivo
1 (podrido) rotten, decomposed
2 (desencajado) contorted, distorted
3 fam (con diarrea) having diarrhoea, US diarrhea
' descompuesto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descompuesta
- podrido
English:
bilious
- broken-down
- order
- upset
* * *descompuesto, -a♦ participiover descomponer♦ adj1. [putrefacto] [fruta, comida] rotten;[cadáver] decomposed2. [alterado] [rostro] distorted, twisted4. Andes, CAm, PRico [borracho] tipsy5. Méx, RP [averiado] [máquina] out of order;[vehículo] broken down;mi moto está descompuesta my motorbike has broken down* * *I part → descomponerII adj2 persona upset3 L.Am.tipsy4 L.Am.máquina broken down* * *descompuesto, -ta adj1) : broken down, out of order2) : rotten, decomposed -
47 picada
f.1 bite.2 peck, sting, bite.3 nose dive.past part.past participle of spanish verb: picar.* * *1 (picadura - de avispa) sting; (- de mosquito) bite2 (de pez) bite* * *ISF1) [de abeja, avispa] sting; [de serpiente, mosquito] bite; [de ave] peck2) Cono Sur (=mal humor) bad temper, anger3)ir en picada — LAm (lit) to nose-dive; (fig) to plummet, take a nose-dive
4) (Culin) (=salsa picante) spicy sauce; Cono Sur (=tapas) snacks plIISF1) LAm (=senda) forest trail, narrow path2) And (=vado) fordIIISF Cono Sur small restaurant* * *1) (AmL) ( descenso pronunciado)caer or descender en picada — avión to nose-dive pájaro to plunge, to dive acciones/valores to plummet
2)a) (AmL) ( aperitivo) nibbles (pl)b) (Arg) ( senda) path, trailc) (Chi fam) ( lugar) cheap restaurant ( with its own specialty)3) (RPl) (Auto) car race* * *----* descender en picada = swoop.* * *1) (AmL) ( descenso pronunciado)caer or descender en picada — avión to nose-dive pájaro to plunge, to dive acciones/valores to plummet
2)a) (AmL) ( aperitivo) nibbles (pl)b) (Arg) ( senda) path, trailc) (Chi fam) ( lugar) cheap restaurant ( with its own specialty)3) (RPl) (Auto) car race* * ** descender en picada = swoop.* * *A (de mosquito, serpiente) bite; (de abeja) stingC* * *
picada sustantivo femenino
1 (AmL) ( descenso pronunciado):
[ pájaro] to plunge, to dive;
[acciones/valores] to plummet
2 (AmL) ( aperitivo) nibbles (pl)
picado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (ajo, cebolla, etc) chopped
2 (carne) minced
3 (fruta) bad
manzana picada, rotten apple
4 (vino) sour
5 (diente) decayed
un diente picado, a bad tooth
6 (mar) choppy
7 fam (ofendido, enojado) offended, put out: está picado conmigo, he's in a huff with me
II m (de avión, ave) dive
caer en picado, to nose-dive, plummet
' picada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
muela
- picado
- carne
- picar
English:
brawn
- mince
- mincemeat
- peeved
- dip
- dive
- ground
- nose
- plummet
- plunge
- steep
- swoop
* * *picada nf1. RP [tapas] appetizers, snacks4. Am [de avión] nose dive;hacer una picada to dive;caer en picada: el avión cayó en picada the plane nose-dived;la caída en picada del PIB the sharp drop in GDP* * *f2 L.Am.para comer snacks pl, nibbles pl* * *picada nf1) : bite, sting (of an insect)2) : sharp descent -
48 cariarse
1 to decay* * *verb* * *VPR to decay, become decayed* * *vprto decay;las muelas se carian si no se cepillan your back teeth decay if you don't brush them* * *v/r decay* * *cariarse vr: to decay (of teeth)* * *cariarse vb to decay -
49 rot
[rot] 1. past tense, past participle - rotted; verb(to make or become bad or decayed: The fruit is rotting on the ground; Water rots wood.) rotna, fúna2. noun1) (decay: The floorboards are affected by rot.) fúi2) (nonsense: Don't talk rot!) bull•- rotten- rottenness
- rotter -
50 ruin
['ru:in] 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) rúst2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) hrösun, glötun3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) gjaldþrot2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) eyðileggja2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) eyðileggja, spilla•- ruined
- ruins
- in ruins -
51 rot
badarság, faodú, ostoba beszéd, marhaság, letörés to rot: elkorhaszt, korhaszt, megrothaszt, rothaszt* * *[rot] 1. past tense, past participle - rotted; verb(to make or become bad or decayed: The fruit is rotting on the ground; Water rots wood.) ro(t)had; (meg)rothaszt2. noun1) (decay: The floorboards are affected by rot.) rothadás2) (nonsense: Don't talk rot!) marhaság•- rotten- rottenness
- rotter -
52 ruin
rom, omladék, végromlás, tönkremenés, összeomlás to ruin: romba dönt* * *['ru:in] 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) romlás, pusztulás2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) veszte vkinek3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) összeomlás2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) tönkretesz2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) tönkretesz•- ruined
- ruins
- in ruins -
53 rot
[rot] 1. past tense, past participle - rotted; verb(to make or become bad or decayed: The fruit is rotting on the ground; Water rots wood.) apodrecer2. noun1) (decay: The floorboards are affected by rot.) caruncho2) (nonsense: Don't talk rot!) disparate•- rotten- rottenness
- rotter* * *[rɔt] n 1 podridão, putrefação, deterioração, decomposição. 2 coisa podre ou estragada. 3 qualquer das doenças parasitárias, especialmente das ovelhas, caracterizadas por sarna e emagrecimento: ronha, morrinha, distomatose hepática. 4 sl tolice, asneira, bobagem. • vt+vi 1 apodrecer, putrefazer, deteriorar, decompor, estragar. 2 decair, corromper, tornar-se corrupto, degenerar. 3 fazer apodrecer. 4 macerar (linho). 5 falar asneiras. • interj exclamação de desgosto, irritação: arre! irra! bolas!. -
54 ruin
['ru:in] 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) ruína2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) ruína3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) ruína2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) arruinar2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) estragar•- ruined
- ruins
- in ruins* * *ru.in[r'u:in] n 1 ruína, destruição, estrago, dano. they brought him to ruin / levaram-no à ruína. 2 decadência, queda, arruinamento. 3 aniquilamento, assolação. 4 bancarrota, falência, perda. 5 ruins ruínas, destroços, escombros. • vt 1 arruinar, estragar, decair, destruir. he ruined himself / ele arruinou-se. 2 falir, ir à falência ou bancarrota. 3 seduzir, desonrar, fazer perder. 4 desgraçar, empobrecer. to go to ruin arruinar-se, decair. -
55 rot
interj. saçma, saçmalık, zırva————————n. saçmalık, zırva, çürüme————————v. çürümek, bozulmak, kokuşmak, terbiyesi bozulmak, çürütmek, bozmak, alay etmek, takılmak, saçmalamak, zırvalamak* * *1. çürü (v.) 2. çürüme (n.)* * *[rot] 1. past tense, past participle - rotted; verb(to make or become bad or decayed: The fruit is rotting on the ground; Water rots wood.) çürü(t)mek2. noun1) (decay: The floorboards are affected by rot.) çürüme2) (nonsense: Don't talk rot!) saçma, zırva•- rotten- rottenness
- rotter -
56 ruin
n. batırma, harabe, yıkıntı, yıkım, iflas, batış, mahvoluş, yıkılış————————v. mahvetmek, bozmak, rezil etmek, yıkmak, harap etmek, berbat etmek, iflas ettirmek, batırmak, kızlığını bozmak, ırzına geçmek* * *1. yık (v.) 2. yıkıntı (n.)* * *['ru:in] 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) harabe2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) yıkım nedeni, felâket sebebi3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) iflas2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) mahvetmek2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) şımartmak•- ruined
- ruins
- in ruins -
57 rot
• joutavia pötyä• puhua roskaa• rappeutua• moska• mädännyttää• mädäntyä• mädätä• mädätys• mätä• mädättää• lahous• laho• lahottaa• lahoutua• lahota• lahoaminen* * *rot 1. past tense, past participle - rotted; verb(to make or become bad or decayed: The fruit is rotting on the ground; Water rots wood.) mädäntyä, lahottaa2. noun1) (decay: The floorboards are affected by rot.) lahoaminen2) (nonsense: Don't talk rot!) roska•- rotten- rottenness
- rotter -
58 ruin
• rikkoa• romahduttaa• tuhota• tuho• hävittäätechnology• häviö• hävitys• turmella• tärvellä• turma• turmella (pilata)• turmio• hylky• hukka• vararikko• viedä• vahingoittaa• raiskata• rappio• raunioittaa• raunio• perikato• sortuminen• kukistaa• pilata* * *'ru:in 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) raunio2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) turmio3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) perikato2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) tuhota2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) pilata•- ruined
- ruins
- in ruins -
59 fúinn
a. rotten, decayed.* * *1.part. adj. of a lost strong verb analogous to búinn, hence feyja (q. v.), rotten, esp. of a tree, also of clothes, but without the notion of stinking, Jón. 19; graut-fúinn, mauk-f., fót-f., ú-fúinn, al-fúinn.2.adj. rotten. Mar. 378. -
60 morkinn
part. [akin to meyrr, q. v.; from a lost verb; cp. Lat. marcere], rotten, decayed, of meat, fish. Morkin-skinna, u, f. Rotten-skin, the name of a vellum.
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repair — Verb: To restore to a sound condition that which is decayed, dilapidated, injured, or partially destroyed. 48 Am J1st Spec A § 47. To restore by renewal or replacement of subsidiary parts of a whole. Hammond v El Dorado Springs, 362 Mo 530, 242… … Ballentine's law dictionary
decay — [[t]dɪke͟ɪ[/t]] decays, decaying, decayed 1) VERB When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process. The bodies buried in the fine ash slowly decayed... [V ing] The ground was… … English dictionary
de|cay´er — de|cay «dih KAY», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to become rotten; rot: »The old apples got soft and decayed. Her teeth decayed because she ate too many sweets. The beams of the old house had decayed and fallen in. 2. to grow less in power, strength,… … Useful english dictionary
de|cay — «dih KAY», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to become rotten; rot: »The old apples got soft and decayed. Her teeth decayed because she ate too many sweets. The beams of the old house had decayed and fallen in. 2. to grow less in power, strength, wealth, or… … Useful english dictionary
fall — 1 verb, past tense fell past participle fallen 1 MOVE DOWNWARDS (I) to move downwards from a higher position to a lower position: The rain had started falling again. (+out of/from/on): Wyatt fell from a second floor window. (+down): I m always… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Skeksis — The Skeksis are a fictional species which act as the main villains in the 1982 fantasy film The Dark Crystal , its companion book The World of The Dark Crystal and the TokyoPop prequel Legends of the Dark Crystal . The word Skeksis serves as both … Wikipedia
ruin — ruinable, adj. ruiner, n. /rooh in/, n. 1. ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece. 2. a destroyed or decayed building, town, etc. 3 … Universalium