English words starting with ruin

Meanings of Ruin:

noun

The physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.

Usage examples:

A large white house falling into gentle ruin

verb

Reduce (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:

adjective

That may be ruined; perishable.

Meanings of Ruinate:

adjective

Of a building, town, etc.: in a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration. now rare. in attributive use.

noun

Formerly cultivated land which has reverted to the wild; a tract of such land.

verb

To 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:

adjective

Designating 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:

adjective

Of a building, town, etc.: in a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration. now rare. in attributive use.

noun

Formerly cultivated land which has reverted to the wild; a tract of such land.

verb

To 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:

adjective

That ruins someone or something; destructive.

Meanings of Ruination:

noun

The 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:

adjective

That brings or tends to bring ruin; ruinous, disastrous.

Meanings of Ruinator:

noun

A 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

verb

Reduce (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:

noun

A person who or thing which ruins something or someone.

Meanings of Ruiners:

noun

A person who or thing which ruins something or someone.

Meanings of Ruing:

verb

Bitterly 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

noun

Repentance; regret.

Usage examples:

With rue my heart is laden

Present participle of rue old-fashioned or literary

Meanings of Ruiniform:

adjective

Presenting the appearance of ruins; (of marble or other decorative stone) having distinctive markings likened to the outline of ruined buildings.

Meanings of Ruining:

verb

Reduce (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

noun

The 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:

adjective

Disastrous or destructive.

Usage examples:

A ruinous effect on the environment

Meanings of Ruinously:

adverb

In a way that causes great harm

Usage examples:

Having an accident without insurance can be ruinously expensive., ruinously high taxes

Meanings of Ruins:

noun

The physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed.

Usage examples:

A large white house falling into gentle ruin

verb

Reduce (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