perishes

/ˈpɛrɪʃɪz/

verb

To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.

Examples :

"The old wooden shed, exposed to the rain and sun for decades, slowly perishes. "

verb

To decay in such a way that it can't be used for its original purpose

Examples :

"The leftover food perishes quickly in the hot sun if it's not refrigerated. "

biology environment nature

verb

To die; to cease to live.

Examples :

"Without water, the plant perishes. "

biology being organism nature time

verb

To cause to perish.

Examples :

"The farmer perishes the weeds with strong weed killer. "

disaster environment biology

Meanings

Examples :

"The old wooden shed, exposed to the rain and sun for decades, slowly perishes. "

Examples :

"The leftover food perishes quickly in the hot sun if it's not refrigerated. "

Examples :

"Without water, the plant perishes. "

Examples :

"The farmer perishes the weeds with strong weed killer. "

Related Words

decades noun

A group, set, or series of ten , particularly:

exposed verb

To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce to.

quickly adverb

Rapidly; with speed; fast.

disappear verb

To vanish.

leftover noun

Something left behind; an excess or remainder.

original noun

An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived

nothing noun

Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance.

purpose noun

An objective to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal.

refrigerated verb

To cool down, make cool.

slowly adverb

(manner) At a slow pace.

wooden adjective

Made of wood.

without adverb

Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.