rot — meaning in English

English meaning

• addled adj Bad, rotten; inviable, containing a dead embryo.
• rotten adj Decayed and spoiled, especially of food.
• salt noun A white crystalline substance used to season and preserve food, made mainly of sodium chloride.

Senses

rot is used for these senses in English:

• addled (of eggs) Bad, rotten; inviable, containing a dead embryo.
• salt (slang, countable) A sailor (also old salt).

addled — full definition

1. adj Bad, rotten; inviable, containing a dead embryo.
2. adj Confused; mixed up.
3. adj Morbid, corrupt, putrid, or barren.

rotten — full definition

1. adj Decayed and spoiled, especially of food.
2. adj Morally bad, cruel, or dishonest.
3. adj Very unpleasant or of poor quality (informal).

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