Collocations for "rot"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "rot" in context.
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rot
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [teeth, a mouth, a stomach] full of rot (and decay)
- the [stench, smell, aroma] of rot
- [leaves, branches, roots] blackened by rot
- [ruined, destroyed, damaged] by rot
- found dry rot in the [bathroom, kitchen, house, structure]
- the [bathroom] is full of dry rot
- the [building's, house's] decline into rot
- the rot has settled in
- in order to [avoid, prevent] rot
- will give you gut rot
- got gut rot from
- to avoid root rot
- the [regime, party, leadership] is full of rot
- UK: they couldn't [prevent, stop] the rot (in the party)
- UK: stop the rot in [results, performances]
- UK, slang: what a load of rot!
- the [apple, corpse, tooth] rotted
- rot in [hell, prison]
- rot your [teeth, soul, stomach]
- [sugar, sweets, soda] will rot your [teeth]
- rot the [plants, fruit, trees]
- his [teeth, body, skin] rotted away
- [allowed, left, began] to rot
'rot' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):