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noun
adj
verb
noun
- the organic phenomenon of rotting
- (biology) Rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action.
- the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
- a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
- the process of gradually becoming inferior
- an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
- (physics) Radioactive decay; decomposition of an atom or its nucleus.
- (programming) Array decay.
- Deterioration of condition; loss of status, quality, strength, or fortune.
- Continuous decrease of a quantity.
- (physics) Particle decay; decomposition of a sub-atomic particle.
verb
- (intransitive, of organic material) To rot, to go bad.
- (transitive) To cause to rot or deteriorate.
- undergo decay or decomposition
- fall into decay or ruin
- lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
- (intransitive, electronics, of storage media or the data on them) To undergo bit rot, that is, gradual degradation.
- (intransitive, computing, of software) To undergo software rot, that is, to fail to be updated in a changing environment, so as to eventually become legacy or obsolete.
- (intransitive, aviation) Loss of airspeed due to drag.
- (intransitive, transitive, physics, of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
- (intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
- (programming, intransitive) Of an array: to lose its type and dimensions and be reduced to a pointer, for example when passed to a function.
- (intransitive, physics, of a satellite's orbit) To undergo prolonged reduction in altitude (above the orbited body).
- (intransitive, transitive, physics, chemistry, of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons; to undergo radioactive decay.
noun
- the organic phenomenon of rotting
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- the analysis of a vector field
- in a decomposed state
- (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
- The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis.
- The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts.
- A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.
verb
noun
- A person who moulds or shapes material into objects, especially clay into bricks, pottery, etc.
- (figurative) A person or thing that influences or shapes; an influencer, a shaper.
- (metalworking) A person who makes moulds for casting metal; a mouldmaker.
- An instrument or machine used to mould or shape material into objects.
- (countable, uncountable, Ireland, Orkney, Shetland) Alternative spelling of mulder (“one or more crumbled pieces of food, especially oatcake; a crumb or crumbs”).
adj
- touched by rot or decay
- containing errors or alterations
- lacking in integrity
- not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
- Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
- Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.
- In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
- In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
verb
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
- alter from the original
- corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
- make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
- (transitive) To introduce errors; to place into an invalid state.
- (transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
- To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
- To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.
noun
- decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
- lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
- moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
- inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony)
- in a state of progressive putrefaction
- destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
- The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
- The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity.
- (computing) The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.
- The product of corruption; putrid matter.
- (metalanguage) A nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, especially when resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, or mishearing. (See a usage note about this sense.)
- The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct.
- The decomposition of biological matter.
- Something originally good or pure that has turned evil or impure; a perversion.
- Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, embezzlement, and so on.
adj
noun
- A process by which anything disintegrates.
- The condition of anything which has disintegrated.
- (nuclear physics) The process of radioactive decay.
- The radioactive decay of a single atom.
- (geology) The wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.
- in a decomposed state
- a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system
- separation into component parts
- the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
- total destruction
adj
- damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
- In a state of decay.
- having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness
- very bad
- Bad or terrible.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, slang) Very drunk, intoxicated.
- Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
- Cruel, mean or immoral.
- Of stone or rock, crumbling or friable; in a loose or disintegrated state.
adv
adj
- (of produce) Deteriorating, wasting away.
- Resembling a waste or wasteland; desert; (by extension) deserted, desolate.
- (US) Resembling cotton-waste (the leftover cotton fibers from manufacturing and post-consumer sources that can be recycled into new products).
- Containing or yielding much waste.
- (of livestock) Obese; excessively fat.
noun
- The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- Decaying matter.
- (uncountable) Verbal nonsense.
- (chiefly in compounds) Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
- unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
- a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
verb
- (transitive) To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
- (intransitive) To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
- (intransitive) To decline in function or utility.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
- (transitive) To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
- (intransitive, figurative) To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place or state).
- break down
- become physically weaker
adj
noun
- (Australia, New Zealand) Any of various small birds of Australasia thought to resemble the Eurasian dotterel.
- A small brown-and-black bird of species Charadrius morinellus, of the plover family.
- A gullible fool, especially an elderly person with impaired faculties.
- rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia
noun
- The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- The state of being rotten.
- Rotten material.
- moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
- a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
verb
- become rotten
- mix up or confuse
- To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
- (provincial, Northern England) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
- To make or become addled; to muddle or confuse.
- (provincial, Northern England) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
adj
noun
verb
- (of foods and commodities) To spoil, rot, or otherwise become unusable due to age or storage conditions.
- (of a person or entity) to cease to be reputable and instead become delinquent, criminal, immoral, corrupt or poorly behaved.
- (of a geographic area) To become unsafe.
- become unfit for consumption or use
- stop operating or functioning
noun
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- a cessation of normal operation
- the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
- (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
- an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
- a mental or physical breakdown
- (film, television, countable) A detailed description of a forthcoming project or screenplay which identifies all the required elements, such as the cast, costumes, equipment, props, and special effects.
- Synonym of percussion break (“a percussion-focused segment of a song, chosen by a hip-hop DJ to manipulate through cutting, mixing, and other techniques in order to create rhythmic music”).
- (music) A piece of music played for such a dance, especially a rapid bluegrass tune featuring a five-string banjo.
- (rugby union, countable and uncountable with the) The short period of open play immediately after a tackle and before and during the ensuing ruck.
- (originally and chiefly New Zealand, countable, chiefly attributive) An act of splitting logs of wood using a large saw in a sawmill; also, the saw used; or (rare) the building in which the process is carried out.
- (physics, uncountable) The sudden (and usually damaging) transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator; (countable) an instance of this; also, the minimum voltage at which this occurs.
- (uncountable) Detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable) A failure in a relationship; a failure or loss of organization in a system.
- (chemistry, uncountable) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable) Something, such as a vehicle, that has experienced a mechanical failure.
- A part of a piece of music or a song which differs from the other parts in that it features improvisation or is stripped down (for example, played by fewer instruments or a solo performer).
- (uncountable) (Sudden) worsening of physical health or (more commonly) mental stability, resulting in an inability to carry on normal activities; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.
- (veterinary medicine, uncountable) Injury to a horse's leg causing lameness; (countable) an instance of this.
- A section of a song, typical in hardcore music and related styles (such as metalcore, grindcore, and deathcore), characterized by a lower tempo and greater heaviness and intensity of sound.
noun
- the state of being decayed or destroyed
- sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
- an event that results in total destruction
- a bleak and desolate atmosphere
- The state of being desolated or laid waste
- The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
- A place or country wasted and forsaken.
noun
- the state of being decayed or destroyed
- the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
- the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
- an event that results in total destruction
- plundering with excessive damage and destruction
- The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
- (law) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit.
verb
- To destroy (something) gradually by an ongoing process.
- To physically corrode or erode (something) gradually.
- (specifically) Chiefly followed by at: of a circumstance, incident, etc.: to cause (someone) to feel guilty, troubled, or worried; to bother (see eat away at).
- wear away or erode
- remove soil or rock
noun
verb
- To wither; to dry up.
- (transitive) To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.
- (transitive, figurative) To mark permanently, as if by burning.
- (transitive, figurative) To make callous or insensible.
- cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
- make very hot and dry
- become superficially burned
- burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
adj
noun
noun
adj
verb
noun
- the organic phenomenon of rotting
- (biology) Rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action.
- the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
- a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
- the process of gradually becoming inferior
- an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
- (physics) Radioactive decay; decomposition of an atom or its nucleus.
- (programming) Array decay.
- Deterioration of condition; loss of status, quality, strength, or fortune.
- Continuous decrease of a quantity.
- (physics) Particle decay; decomposition of a sub-atomic particle.
verb
- (intransitive, of organic material) To rot, to go bad.
- (transitive) To cause to rot or deteriorate.
- undergo decay or decomposition
- fall into decay or ruin
- lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
- (intransitive, electronics, of storage media or the data on them) To undergo bit rot, that is, gradual degradation.
- (intransitive, computing, of software) To undergo software rot, that is, to fail to be updated in a changing environment, so as to eventually become legacy or obsolete.
- (intransitive, aviation) Loss of airspeed due to drag.
- (intransitive, transitive, physics, of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
- (intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
- (programming, intransitive) Of an array: to lose its type and dimensions and be reduced to a pointer, for example when passed to a function.
- (intransitive, physics, of a satellite's orbit) To undergo prolonged reduction in altitude (above the orbited body).
- (intransitive, transitive, physics, chemistry, of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons; to undergo radioactive decay.
noun
- the organic phenomenon of rotting
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- the analysis of a vector field
- in a decomposed state
- (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
- The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis.
- The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts.
- A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.
noun
- decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
- lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
- moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
- inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony)
- in a state of progressive putrefaction
- destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
- The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
- The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity.
- (computing) The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.
- The product of corruption; putrid matter.
- (metalanguage) A nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, especially when resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, or mishearing. (See a usage note about this sense.)
- The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct.
- The decomposition of biological matter.
- Something originally good or pure that has turned evil or impure; a perversion.
- Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, embezzlement, and so on.
noun
- A process by which anything disintegrates.
- The condition of anything which has disintegrated.
- (nuclear physics) The process of radioactive decay.
- The radioactive decay of a single atom.
- (geology) The wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.
- in a decomposed state
- a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system
- separation into component parts
- the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
- total destruction
noun
- The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- Decaying matter.
- (uncountable) Verbal nonsense.
- (chiefly in compounds) Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
- unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)
- a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
verb
- (transitive) To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
- (intransitive) To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
- (intransitive) To decline in function or utility.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
- (transitive) To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
- (intransitive, figurative) To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place or state).
- break down
- become physically weaker
noun
- The act of causing to rot; the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi with the formation of malodorous, incompletely oxidized products.
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- The state of being rotten.
- Rotten material.
- moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
- a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
noun
- (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- a cessation of normal operation
- the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
- (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
- an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
- a mental or physical breakdown
- (film, television, countable) A detailed description of a forthcoming project or screenplay which identifies all the required elements, such as the cast, costumes, equipment, props, and special effects.
- Synonym of percussion break (“a percussion-focused segment of a song, chosen by a hip-hop DJ to manipulate through cutting, mixing, and other techniques in order to create rhythmic music”).
- (music) A piece of music played for such a dance, especially a rapid bluegrass tune featuring a five-string banjo.
- (rugby union, countable and uncountable with the) The short period of open play immediately after a tackle and before and during the ensuing ruck.
- (originally and chiefly New Zealand, countable, chiefly attributive) An act of splitting logs of wood using a large saw in a sawmill; also, the saw used; or (rare) the building in which the process is carried out.
- (physics, uncountable) The sudden (and usually damaging) transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator; (countable) an instance of this; also, the minimum voltage at which this occurs.
- (uncountable) Detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable) A failure in a relationship; a failure or loss of organization in a system.
- (chemistry, uncountable) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable) Something, such as a vehicle, that has experienced a mechanical failure.
- A part of a piece of music or a song which differs from the other parts in that it features improvisation or is stripped down (for example, played by fewer instruments or a solo performer).
- (uncountable) (Sudden) worsening of physical health or (more commonly) mental stability, resulting in an inability to carry on normal activities; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.
- (veterinary medicine, uncountable) Injury to a horse's leg causing lameness; (countable) an instance of this.
- A section of a song, typical in hardcore music and related styles (such as metalcore, grindcore, and deathcore), characterized by a lower tempo and greater heaviness and intensity of sound.
noun
- the state of being decayed or destroyed
- sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
- an event that results in total destruction
- a bleak and desolate atmosphere
- The state of being desolated or laid waste
- The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation.
- A place or country wasted and forsaken.
noun
- the state of being decayed or destroyed
- the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed
- the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
- an event that results in total destruction
- plundering with excessive damage and destruction
- The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
- (law) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit.
noun
verb
noun
- A person who moulds or shapes material into objects, especially clay into bricks, pottery, etc.
- (figurative) A person or thing that influences or shapes; an influencer, a shaper.
- (metalworking) A person who makes moulds for casting metal; a mouldmaker.
- An instrument or machine used to mould or shape material into objects.
- (countable, uncountable, Ireland, Orkney, Shetland) Alternative spelling of mulder (“one or more crumbled pieces of food, especially oatcake; a crumb or crumbs”).
noun
- the organic phenomenon of rotting
- (biology) Rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action.
- the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
- a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
- the process of gradually becoming inferior
- an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
- (physics) Radioactive decay; decomposition of an atom or its nucleus.
- (programming) Array decay.
- Deterioration of condition; loss of status, quality, strength, or fortune.
- Continuous decrease of a quantity.
- (physics) Particle decay; decomposition of a sub-atomic particle.
verb
- (intransitive, of organic material) To rot, to go bad.
- (transitive) To cause to rot or deteriorate.
- undergo decay or decomposition
- fall into decay or ruin
- lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
- (intransitive, electronics, of storage media or the data on them) To undergo bit rot, that is, gradual degradation.
- (intransitive, computing, of software) To undergo software rot, that is, to fail to be updated in a changing environment, so as to eventually become legacy or obsolete.
- (intransitive, aviation) Loss of airspeed due to drag.
- (intransitive, transitive, physics, of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
- (intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
- (programming, intransitive) Of an array: to lose its type and dimensions and be reduced to a pointer, for example when passed to a function.
- (intransitive, physics, of a satellite's orbit) To undergo prolonged reduction in altitude (above the orbited body).
- (intransitive, transitive, physics, chemistry, of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons; to undergo radioactive decay.
verb
- become rotten
- mix up or confuse
- To cause fertilised eggs to lose viability, by killing the developing embryo within through shaking, piercing, freezing or oiling, without breaking the shell.
- (provincial, Northern England) To earn, earn by labor; earn money or one's living.
- To make or become addled; to muddle or confuse.
- (provincial, Northern England) To thrive or grow; to ripen.
adj
noun
verb
- (of foods and commodities) To spoil, rot, or otherwise become unusable due to age or storage conditions.
- (of a person or entity) to cease to be reputable and instead become delinquent, criminal, immoral, corrupt or poorly behaved.
- (of a geographic area) To become unsafe.
- become unfit for consumption or use
- stop operating or functioning
verb
- To destroy (something) gradually by an ongoing process.
- To physically corrode or erode (something) gradually.
- (specifically) Chiefly followed by at: of a circumstance, incident, etc.: to cause (someone) to feel guilty, troubled, or worried; to bother (see eat away at).
- wear away or erode
- remove soil or rock
verb
- To wither; to dry up.
- (transitive) To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.
- (transitive, figurative) To mark permanently, as if by burning.
- (transitive, figurative) To make callous or insensible.
- cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
- make very hot and dry
- become superficially burned
- burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
adj
noun
adj
- touched by rot or decay
- containing errors or alterations
- lacking in integrity
- not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
- Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
- Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.
- In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
- In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
verb
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
- alter from the original
- corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
- make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
- (transitive) To introduce errors; to place into an invalid state.
- (transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
- To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
- To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.
adj
adj
- damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
- In a state of decay.
- having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness
- very bad
- Bad or terrible.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, slang) Very drunk, intoxicated.
- Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
- Cruel, mean or immoral.
- Of stone or rock, crumbling or friable; in a loose or disintegrated state.
adv
adj
- (of produce) Deteriorating, wasting away.
- Resembling a waste or wasteland; desert; (by extension) deserted, desolate.
- (US) Resembling cotton-waste (the leftover cotton fibers from manufacturing and post-consumer sources that can be recycled into new products).
- Containing or yielding much waste.
- (of livestock) Obese; excessively fat.
adj
noun
- (Australia, New Zealand) Any of various small birds of Australasia thought to resemble the Eurasian dotterel.
- A small brown-and-black bird of species Charadrius morinellus, of the plover family.
- A gullible fool, especially an elderly person with impaired faculties.
- rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia