All caries synonyms

noun caries

• collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
• crater — A crater is a very large hole in the ground, which has been caused by something hitting it or by an explosion.
• disrepair — the condition of needing repair; an impaired or neglected state.
• corrosion — Corrosion is the damage that is caused when something is corroded.
• disintegration — the act or process of disintegrating.
• impairment — the state of being diminished, weakened, or damaged, especially mentally or physically: cognitive impairment in older adults.
• decomposition — Decomposition is the process of decay that takes place when a living thing changes chemically after dying.
• deterioration — the act or process of deteriorating.
• blight — You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things.
• rot — to undergo decomposition; decay.
• degeneration — the process of degenerating
• dent — If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it.
• decay — When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
• void — Law. having no legal force or effect; not legally binding or enforceable.
• vacuity — the state of being vacuous or without contents; vacancy; emptiness: the vacuity of the open sea.
• hollow — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
• pocket — a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
• chamber — A chamber is a large room, especially one that is used for formal meetings.
• gap — a department in SE France. 2179 sq. mi. (5645 sq. km). Capital: Gap.
• atrium — An atrium is a part of a building such as a hotel or shopping centre, which extends up through several floors of the building and often has a glass roof.
• hole — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
• sinus — a curve; bend.
• pit — the stone of a fruit, as of a cherry, peach, or plum.
• basin — A basin is a large or deep bowl that you use for holding liquids, or for mixing or storing food.
• depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
• socket — a hollow part or piece for receiving and holding some part or thing.
• bursa — a small fluid-filled sac that reduces friction between movable parts of the body, esp at joints
• armpit — Your armpits are the areas of your body under your arms where your arms join your shoulders.
• ruination — the act or state of ruining or the state of being ruined.
• dilapidation — to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
• downfall — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
• dissolution — the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
• adulteration — an adulterating or being adulterated
• decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
• putrescence — becoming putrid; undergoing putrefaction.
• mortification — a feeling of humiliation or shame, as through some injury to one's pride or self-respect.
• fading — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
• decadence — deterioration, esp of morality or culture; decay; degeneration
• decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
• senescence — growing old; aging.
• consumption — The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them.
• ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
• putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
• crumbling — to break into small fragments or crumbs.
• withering — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
• decrepitude — Decrepitude is the state of being very old and in poor condition.
• atrophy — If a muscle or other part of the body atrophies, it decreases in size or strength, often as a result of an illness.
• spoilage — the act of spoiling or the state of being spoiled.
• dying — ceasing to live; approaching death; expiring: a dying man.
• rotting — to undergo decomposition; decay.