desk officer
- n a military officer who is not assigned to active duty
decay
- n the process of gradually becoming inferior
- n a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
- n the organic phenomenon of rotting
- n an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
the corpse was in an advanced state of decay
the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair - n the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
- v lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
- v fall into decay or ruin
The unoccupied house started to decay - v undergo decay or decomposition
The body started to decay and needed to be cremated