Turn for the worse Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Turn for the worse crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on September 11 2024 New York Times Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Turn for the worse has a total of 3 letters.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | ROT | Turn for the worse | New York Times |
| 20% | SPRAIN | Take a turn for the worse | LA Times |
| 20% | PERISHABLES | Things that may take a turn for the worse | LA Times |
Definition
| • | To undergo a process common to organic substances by which they lose the cohesion of their parts and pass through certain chemical changes, giving off usually in some stages of the process more or less offensive odors; to become decomposed by a natural process; to putrefy; to decay. |
| • | Figuratively: To perish slowly; to decay; to die; to become corrupt. |
| • | To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes; as, to rot vegetable fiber. |
| • | To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret. |
| • | Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction. |
| • | A disease or decay in fruits, leaves, or wood, supposed to be caused by minute fungi. See Bitter rot, Black rot, etc., below. |
| • | A fatal distemper which attacks sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder. See 1st Fluke, 2. |
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- New York Times: Sep 11, 2024
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