Synonyms of the word

crumble

• v. To fall apart; to disintegrate.
• v. To render into crumbs.
• n. A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.

change

• v. (intransitive) To become something different.
• v. (transitive, ergative) To make something into something different.
• v. (transitive) To replace.
• v. (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
• v. (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.).
• v. (archaic) To exchange.
• v. (transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
• n. (countable) The process of becoming different.
• n. (uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
• n. (countable) A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes.
• n. (uncountable) Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.
• n. (uncountable) Coins (as opposed to paper money).
• n. (countable) A transfer between vehicles.
• n. (baseball) A change-up pitch.
• n. (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
• n. (dated) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.
• n. (Scotland, dated) A public house; an alehouse.

collapse

• v. (intransitive) To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
• v. (intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.
• v. (intransitive) To fold compactly.
• v. (cricket) For several batsmen to get out in quick succession.
• v. (transitive) To cause something to collapse.
• v. (intransitive) To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.
• n. The act of collapsing.
• n. Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset).

crumple

• n. A crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.
• v. (transitive) To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.
• v. (transitive) To cause to collapse.
• v. (intransitive) To become wrinkled.
• v. (intransitive, figuratively) To collapse.

decay

• n. The process or result of being gradually decomposed.
• n. A deterioration of condition.
• v. (intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
• v. (intransitive, of organic material) To rot, to go bad.
• v. (intransitive, transitive, physics, chemistry, of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by…
• v. (intransitive, transitive, physics, of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to…
• v. (intransitive, aviation) Loss of airspeed due to drag.
• v. (transitive) To cause to rot or deteriorate.

disintegrate

• v. (transitive) To undo the integrity of, break into parts.
• v. (intransitive) To fall apart, break up into parts.

tumble

• n. A fall.
• n. An act of sexual intercourse.
• v. (intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll.
• v. To perform gymnastics such as somersaults, rolls, and handsprings.
• v. To roll over and over.
• v. (informal) To have sexual intercourse.
• v. (transitive) To smooth and polish a rough surface on relatively small parts.
• v. To muss, to make disorderly; to tousle or rumple.