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| compost |
If you compost things like food scraps or dead plants, you collect them and let them rot until they turn into soil, or nearly into soil. When you compost things, you have to mix them up sometimes so that they can get air. [1/2 definitions] |
| decay |
to rot or become rotted. [1/4 definitions] |
| perishable |
likely to spoil or rot in a short time. |
| rot |
When plants rot, they get so old that they begin to change their color, fall apart, and smell bad. When things rot, they break down and decay. [1/2 definitions] |
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