Phrase Hound found 27 phrases and 12 compound words that contain rotten. The most common are listed below. Open rotten in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 27
- rotten boroughA parliamentary borough that was represented in Parliament although the number of voters had diminished so greatly that they were largely controlled by the main landowner; such boroughs were abolished in the 19th century.
- rotten eggA person who is the latest, the last, or the slowest in a group to arrive somewhere or to perform a certain task.
- rotten appleA bad person, especially one who has a corrupting influence on others.
- rotten wood
- rotten to the coreCompletely rotten.
- rotten eggsplural of rotten egg: A person who is the latest, the last, or the slowest in a group to arrive somewhere or to perform a certain task.
- rotten stoneAlternative form of rottenstone: A soft, friable limestone, used in polishes.
- rotten applesplural of rotten apple: A bad person, especially one who has a corrupting influence on others.
- rotten-egg gasAlternative form of rotten egg gas.
- rotten boroughsplural of rotten borough: A parliamentary borough that was represented in Parliament although the number of voters had diminished so greatly that they were largely controlled by the main landowner; such boroughs were abolished in the 19th …
- something is rotten in the state of DenmarkSomething is not right, seriously amiss, especially when leading to suspicion of motive.
- spoiled rottenExtremely spoiled; overindulged to the point of selfishness.
- spoil someone rottenTo overindulge someone, especially when it results in making them selfish and demanding.
- something is rotten in DenmarkEllipsis of something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
- rotten throughpast participle of rot through: To rot so as to create holes in the substance that's rotting.
- spoil somebody rottenAlternative form of spoil someone rotten: To overindulge someone, especially when it results in making them selfish and demanding.
- spoiled somebody rottensimple past and past participle of spoil somebody rotten
- spoiled someone rottensimple past and past participle of spoil someone rotten
- spoils somebody rottenthird-person singular simple present indicative of spoil somebody rotten: To overindulge someone, especially when it results in making them selfish and demanding.
- spoils someone rottenthird-person singular simple present indicative of spoil someone rotten: To overindulge someone, especially when it results in making them selfish and demanding.
- spoilt somebody rottensimple past and past participle of spoil somebody rotten
- spoilt someone rottensimple past and past participle of spoil someone rotten
- spoiling somebody rottenpresent participle and gerund of spoil somebody rotten
- spoiling someone rottenpresent participle and gerund of spoil someone rotten
- there is something rotten in the state of DenmarkAlternative form of something is rotten in the state of Denmark: Something is not right, seriously amiss, especially when leading to suspicion of motive.
Compound words 12
- rottennessThe quality of being rotten.
- rottenishSomewhat rotten.
- brainrottenHaving succumbed to brain rot.
- rottenstoneA soft, friable limestone, used in polishes.
- unrottenNot rotten.
- RottenbergA surname from German.
- rottenestsuperlative form of rotten: most rotten
- bitrottenAffected by bit rot.
- rottennessesplural of rottenness: The quality of being rotten.
- rottenstonedsimple past and past participle of rottenstone