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Wastage

Loss by use, decay, evaporation, leakage, or the like; waste.

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Decrease 76% connected

To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence; as…

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Decrement 76% connected

The state of becoming gradually less; decrease; diminution; waste; loss.

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Loss 76% connected

The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.

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Languish 74% connected

To become languid or weak; to lose strength or animation; to be or become dull, feeble or spiritless; to pine away; to wither or fade.

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Languish 74% connected

To become languid or weak; to lose strength or animation; to be or become dull, feeble or spiritless; to pine away; to wither or fade.

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Macerate 74% connected

To make lean; to cause to waste away.

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Macerate 74% connected

To make lean; to cause to waste away.

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Rot 74% connected

To undergo a process common to organic substances by which they lose the cohesion of their parts and pass through certain chemical changes, giving of…

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Rot 74% connected

To undergo a process common to organic substances by which they lose the cohesion of their parts and pass through certain chemical changes, giving of…

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Allow verb · 78% connection

To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for leakage.

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Amaurosis noun · 78% connection

A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; -- called also gu…

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Anaesthesia noun · 78% connection

loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness

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Astonishment noun · 78% connection

The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense.

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Blood extravasation noun · 78% connection

the leakage of blood from a vessel into tissues surrounding it; can occur in injuries or burns or allergic reactions

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Conservative adjective · 78% connection

Having power to preserve in a safe of entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.

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Conservatory noun · 78% connection

A place for preserving anything from loss, decay, waste, or injury; particulary, a greenhouse for preserving exotic or tender plants.

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Conserve verb · 78% connection

keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not…

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Consume verb · 78% connection

To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire; to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to devour.

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Consumption noun · 78% connection

The state or process of being consumed, wasted, or diminished; waste; diminution; loss; decay.

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Decay noun · 78% connection

Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution…

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Economy noun · 78% connection

Thrifty and frugal housekeeping; management without loss or waste; frugality in expenditure; prudence and disposition to save; as, a h…

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Escape noun · 78% connection

Leakage or loss of currents from the conducting wires, caused by defective insulation.

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Failure noun · 78% connection

Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the failure of memory or of sight.

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Holophotal adjective · 78% connection

Causing no loss of light; -- applied to reflectors which throw back the rays of light without perceptible loss.

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Indemnification noun · 78% connection

The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty; reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalt…

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Injury adjective · 78% connection

Any damage or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or o…

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Insurance noun · 78% connection

The act of insuring, or assuring, against loss or damage by a contingent event; a contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, ca…

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