breaking down of living matter
| DECOMPOSITION |
| Word | Clue |
|---|---|
| COOK | prepares food for a living |
| DEAD | Night of the Living ... |
| DIRT | unclean matter |
| FELL | cutting-down of timber |
| FOAM | form of matter |
| MASS | Matter, material |
| ROOM | dining or living |
| BEING | living creature |
| NIGHT | ... of the Living Dead |
| LOUNGE | living room |
| PARLOR | living-room |
| ZOMBIE | living dead |
| BIOLOGY | The study of all life or living matter |
| DRIFTER | vagrant, down-and-out |
| VAGRANT | down-and-out, tramp |
| CREATURE | living being |
| ATTRITION | Wearing or grinding down by friction |
| BIOLOGIST | scientist studying living organisms |
| SUBSTANCE | Physical matter |
| CONNOISSEUR | subject-matter expert |
| WRECKER | breaker, ruiner |
| MOLE | breakwater, dike |