Ruined

  • 1ruined — index bad (inferior), bad (offensive), bankrupt, depraved, dilapidated, imperfect, insolvent …

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  • 2Ruined — Ruin Ru in, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruined};p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruining}.] [Cf. F. ruiner, LL. ruinare. See {Ruin}, n.] To bring to ruin; to cause to fall to pieces and decay; to make to perish; to bring to destruction; to bring to poverty or… …

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  • 3ruined — ru|ined [ˈru:ınd] adj [only before noun] a ruined building has been almost completely destroyed ▪ a ruined castle →↑ruin2 …

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  • 4ruined — [[t]ru͟ːɪnd[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n A ruined building or place has been very badly damaged or has gradually fallen down because no one has taken care of it. ...a ruined church …

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  • 5ruined — adj. Ruined is used with these nouns: ↑castle, ↑city, ↑monastery, ↑temple, ↑tower …

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  • 6ruined — adj Drunk, intoxicated. We pounded a case of beer last night and, man, was I ruined. 1990s …

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  • 7ruined — un·ruined; …

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  • 8ruined — UK [ˈruːɪnd] / US [ˈruɪnd] adjective a ruined building is old and has many parts that have been destroyed over time …

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  • 9ruined — adjective 1. destroyed physically or morally (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑destroyed • Similar to: ↑lost 2. doomed to extinction • Syn: ↑done for, ↑sunk, ↑ …

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  • 10Ruined City (novel) — Ruined City, sometimes published as Kindling , is a 1938 novel by Nevil Shute.Plot summaryThe book tells the story of Henry Warren, a City of London financier and head of his firm, Warren Sons and Mortimer. Amid the Depression, Warren continues… …

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