| decaying | adj 1. declining, sedang merosot: ~ moral principles, prinsip moral yg sedang merosot; 2. rotting, a. (gen) mereput: the ~ roots of a plant, akar-akar pokok yg mereput; b. (of fruit, vegetable) membusuk; c. (of tooth) rosak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| putrescent | adj 1. in the process of decaying, menjadi busuk, membusuk: a ~ carcass, bangkai yg membusuk; 2.rel to this process of decaying, busuk: a ~ odour, bau_f yg busuk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| putrefaction | n 1.process of decaying, pembusukan; 2. putrid matter, benda busuk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| muck | n 1. animal dung, decaying vegetable, matter, serasah; 2. manure, baja /muk, serasah/: we don’t use the ~ until it is well-rotted, kami tdk menggunakan baja serasah hingga baja itu benar-benar reput; 3. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scavenge | vt 1. (of animal) feed on (waste, decaying meat) memakan: the hyenas ~ed the remains of the lion’s kill, dubuk-dubuk itu memakan sisa bangkai binatang yg dibunuh oleh singa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reek | vi 1. smell badly, berbau busuk; (like decaying matter) busuk melantung; (fig.) berbau: the waiter’s breath ~ed of garlic, nafas pelayan itu berbau busuk krn bau bawang putih; dried blood and rotting flesh ~ed all round us, darah kering dan bangkai busuk melantung di sekeliling kami; his attitude ~s of snobbery, sikapnya berbau keangkuhan; 2. be full of, penuh dgn: the lagoon ~s with many types of sea-life, lagun itu penuh dgn kehidupan laut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reek | n (derog) offensive smell, bau busuk; (like decaying matter) bau melantung: the ~ of tobacco smoke filled the small room, bau busuk asap tembakau memenuhi bilik yg kecil itu; the ~ of a nearby rubbish dump, bau melantung kawasan buangan sampah yg berhampiran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scavenge | vi 1. (of animal) search for or feed on waste, decaying meat, mencari-cari makanan: a couple of mangy dogs were scavenging among the dustbins, beberapa ekor anjing kurap sedang mencari-cari makanan di celah-celah tong sampah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| carcass, carcase | n 1. animal’s body to be cut up as meat, karkas; ~ meat, daging lapah; 2. decaying dead body of animal or bird, bangkai; 3. shell, rangka: the ~ of a ship, rangka kapal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decomposition | n 1. act of disintegrating, penguraian: the ~ of water into hydrogen and oxygen, penguraian air kpd hidrogen dan oksigen; 2. process of decaying, pereputan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |