Plural of rot
regular plural
The plural of rot is rots.
Forms of rot
| Singular | rot /ɹɒt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | rots |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Rots in a sentence
- Under an epitaphed marble slab in a nearby grassy cemetery a loved one rots .2008, William E. Woodruff, A Quirky Eye, page 137. From the entry epitaphed
- Sugar, we got a wash that dog pretty soon fo he rots." Jim John chuckled.1935, Ed Bell, Fish on the Steeple, page 135. From the entry shoo-wee
- The reason why fairness in taxation matters is institutionalized unfairness rots society from the inside, and the social order and economy eventually collapse.2024 January 28, Charles Hugh Smith, Our Tax System Is an Unfair Mess: Here's How to Fix It. From the entry fairness
- The material for compost shall never be put in a pit; the air cannot reach it; nonaired compost rots and smells bad.2021, Lech Wojciech Szajdak, Nitrogen in Agricultural Landscape. From the entry nonaired
- Some bracket fungi can utilize most of the wood, and because they leave it white, spongy, and fibrous are called "white rots."1994, Marcia Bonta, Appalachian Autumn, University of Pittsburgh Press, page 160. From the entry bracket fungus
Meaning of rot
- verb To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
- verb To decline in function or utility.
- verb To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
Questions about the plural of rot
- What is the plural of rot?
- The plural of rot is rots.
- Is rot countable?
- Rot is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rot (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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