ruin
31ruin — [[t]ru͟ːɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ ruins, ruining, ruined 1) VERB To ruin something means to severely harm, damage, or spoil it. [V n] My wife was ruining her health through worry... [V n] Entire villages have been washed away. Roads and bridges have been… …
32ruin — ru•in [[t]ˈru ɪn[/t]] n. 1) ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or is decaying 2) a destroyed or decayed building, town, etc 3) a fallen, wrecked, or decayed condition: The house fell into ruin[/ex] 4) the… …
33ruin — 1. noun /ˈɹuːɪn,ɹʊɪ̪n/ a) construction withered by time. The monastery has fallen into ruin. b) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed. Gambling has been the ruin to many. 2 …
34Ruin — Ru·i̲n der; s; nur Sg; 1 der Zustand, in dem jemand sein Geld, seine Position, sein Ansehen usw verloren hat <jemandes finanzieller, wirtschaftlicher Ruin; kurz vor dem Ruin stehen; etwas führt zu jemandes Ruin> 2 jemandes Ruin sein die… …
35ruin — /ˈruən / (say roohuhn) noun 1. (plural) the remains of a fallen building, town, etc., or of anything in a state of destruction or decay: the ruins of an ancient city. 2. a ruined building, town, etc. 3. fallen and wrecked or decayed state;… …
36ruin — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. destruction, downfall, perdition; wreck, remains, relic. See failure, remainder. v. t. wreck, raze, demolish; impoverish, seduce, etc. See impurity, poverty. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of… …
37ruin — {{11}}ruin (n.) late 14c., act of giving way and falling down, from O.Fr. ruine, from L. ruina a collapse (Cf. Sp. ruina, It. rovina), related to ruere to rush, fall violently, collapse, of unknown origin. Meaning complete destruction of anything …
38ruin — 1. noun 1) the buildings were saved from ruin Syn: disintegration, decay, disrepair, dilapidation, ruination; destruction, demolition, wreckage Ant: preservation, reconstruction 2) (ruins) …
39ruin — 1. noun 1) the buildings were saved from ruin Syn: disintegration, decay, disrepair, dilapidation, destruction, demolition 2) the ruins of a church Syn: remains, remnants, fragments, rubble …
40ruin — Synonyms and related words: Waterloo, abuse, afterglow, afterimage, ancient manuscript, annihilate, antique, antiquity, archaism, artifact, assault, atrophy, attack, baffle, balance, balk, bane, bankrupt, bankruptcy, barbarize, batter, beat, beat …
