Mildew
['mɪldjuː] or ['mɪldu]
Definition
(noun.) a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter.
(noun.) the process of becoming mildewed.
Checker: Sheena--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.
(v. t.) To taint with mildew.
(v. i.) To become tainted with mildew.
Checked by Curtis
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Rust, blight, blast, mould, must, mustiness, smut.
Typed by Aldo
Definition
n. a disease on plants caused by the growth of minute fungi.—v.t. to taint with mildew.—v.i. to become so tainted.
Typed by Arthur
Examples
- There is a strange unwholesome smell upon the room, like mildewed corduroys, sweet apples wanting air, and rotten books. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The air was dank, the dungeon-floor mildewed and icy cold; hunger came upon me too, and no sound reached me from without. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Typist: Tim