All mildew synonyms
mil·dew
M m noun mildew
- blight — You can refer to something as a blight when it causes great difficulties, and damages or spoils other things.
- mold — loose, friable earth, especially when rich in organic matter and favorable to the growth of plants.
- must — to be obliged; be compelled: Do I have to go? I must, I suppose.
- mould — loose, friable earth, especially when rich in organic matter and favorable to the growth of plants.
- mustiness — having an odor or flavor suggestive of mold, as old buildings, long-closed rooms, or stale food.
- fungus — any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single-celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic material in which they grow, comprising the mushrooms, molds, mildews, smuts, rusts, and yeasts, and classified in the kingdom Fungi or, in some classification systems, in the division Fungi (Thallophyta) of the kingdom Plantae.
- growth — the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase.
- rot — to undergo decomposition; decay.
- rust — Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
verb mildew
- hit the skids — get into difficulties
- curdling — Present participle of curdle.
- moulder — to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away: a house that had been left to molder.
- go to the dogs — a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- waste away — become thin and weak
- spoil — to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- decay — When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
- curdled — Containing curds.
- dry-rot — Plant Pathology. a decay of seasoned timber, resulting in its becoming brittle and crumbling to a dry powder, caused by various fungi. any of various diseases of plants in which the rotted tissues are dry.
- go bad — not good in any manner or degree.
- atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
- mildewed — Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by a cottony, usually whitish coating on the surface of affected parts, caused by any of various fungi.
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- molder — to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away: a house that had been left to molder.