What part of speech is decays?

Decays can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

Parts of speech

Verb
decay - fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"
decay - undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"
decay - lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
Noun
decay - the process of gradually becoming inferior
decay - the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
decay - 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"
decay - the organic phenomenon of rotting
decay - a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

#		Sentence
1.	verb	Food decays quickly in hot weather.
2.	verb	Meat decays quickly in warm weather.
3.	verb	The unoccupied house started to decay.
4.	verb	The body started to decay and needed to be cremated.
5.	noun	The corpse was in an advanced state of decay.
6.	noun	The house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair.
7.	noun	Many local traditions have fallen into decay in recent years.
8.	noun	There is nothing that does not decay.
9.	noun	Too many sweets cause your teeth to decay.
10.	noun	Mere decay produces richer life.
11.	noun	Fruits decay in the sun.
12.	noun	Salt helps to preserve food from decay.
13.	noun	Salt preserves fish from decay.
14.	noun	The decay of the shrine is due, in part, to acid rain.
15.	noun	The apple has begun to decay.
16.	noun	Some day they will find me lying in neglect and decay.
17.	noun	Two great civilizations slowly fell into decay.
18.	noun	A mother must protect her child's teeth from decay.
19.	noun	The refrigerator preserves food from decay.

Sentence
verb
Food decays quickly in hot weather.
Meat decays quickly in warm weather.
The unoccupied house started to decay.
The body started to decay and needed to be cremated.
noun
The corpse was in an advanced state of decay.
The house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair.
Many local traditions have fallen into decay in recent years.
There is nothing that does not decay.
Too many sweets cause your teeth to decay.
Mere decay produces richer life.
Fruits decay in the sun.
Salt helps to preserve food from decay.
Salt preserves fish from decay.
The decay of the shrine is due, in part, to acid rain.
The apple has begun to decay.
Some day they will find me lying in neglect and decay.
Two great civilizations slowly fell into decay.
A mother must protect her child's teeth from decay.
The refrigerator preserves food from decay.

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