English words starting with ruin
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Meanings of Ruin:
nounThe physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.
Usage examples:
A large white house falling into gentle ruin
verbReduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.
Usage examples:
The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers
Meanings of Ruinable:
adjectiveThat may be ruined; perishable.
Meanings of Ruinate:
adjectiveOf a building, town, etc.: in a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration. now rare. in attributive use.
nounFormerly cultivated land which has reverted to the wild; a tract of such land.
verbTo reduce (a person) to a state of complete poverty; to deprive of moral or social standing. also reflexive. compare "ruin". now frequently regional.
Meanings of Ruinated:
adjectiveDesignating or relating to a building, town, etc., in a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration. compare ruinate . now chiefly archaic and historical. in attributive use.
Meanings of Ruinates:
adjectiveOf a building, town, etc.: in a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration. now rare. in attributive use.
nounFormerly cultivated land which has reverted to the wild; a tract of such land.
verbTo reduce (a person) to a state of complete poverty; to deprive of moral or social standing. also reflexive. compare "ruin". now frequently regional.
Meanings of Ruinating:
adjectiveThat ruins someone or something; destructive.
Meanings of Ruination:
nounThe action or fact of ruining someone or something or of being ruined.
Usage examples:
Commercial malpractice causes the ruination of thousands of people
Meanings of Ruinatious:
adjectiveThat brings or tends to bring ruin; ruinous, disastrous.
Meanings of Ruinator:
nounA person who ruins someone or something.
Meanings of Ruined:
adjective(of a building or place) reduced to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.
Usage examples:
A ruined castle
verbReduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.
Usage examples:
The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers
Meanings of Ruiner:
nounA person who or thing which ruins something or someone.
Meanings of Ruiners:
nounA person who or thing which ruins something or someone.
Meanings of Ruing:
verbBitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen) and wish it undone.
Usage examples:
Ferguson will rue the day he turned down that offer
nounRepentance; regret.
Usage examples:
With rue my heart is laden
Present participle of rue old-fashioned or literary
Meanings of Ruiniform:
adjectivePresenting the appearance of ruins; (of marble or other decorative stone) having distinctive markings likened to the outline of ruined buildings.
Ruining
ˈruː.ɪnMeanings of Ruining:
verbReduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.
Usage examples:
The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers
nounThe physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.
Usage examples:
A large white house falling into gentle ruin
Meanings of Ruinous:
adjectiveDisastrous or destructive.
Usage examples:
A ruinous effect on the environment
Meanings of Ruinously:
adverbIn a way that causes great harm
Usage examples:
Having an accident without insurance can be ruinously expensive., ruinously high taxes
Meanings of Ruins:
nounThe physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.
Usage examples:
A large white house falling into gentle ruin
verbReduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.
Usage examples:
The castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers
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