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1ruin — [ro͞o′ən] n. [ME ruine < OFr < L ruina < ruere, to fall, hurl to the ground < IE * ereu < base * er , to set in motion, erect > RUN, RISE] 1. Archaic a falling down, as of a building, wall, etc. 2. [pl.] the remains of a fallen… …
2ruin — ruinable, adj. ruiner, n. /rooh in/, n. 1. ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece. 2. a destroyed or decayed building, town, etc. 3 …
3ruin — 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… …
4ruin — /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;… …
5reduce — [v1] make less; decrease abate, abridge, bankrupt, bant, break, cheapen, chop, clip, contract, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, debase, deflate, depreciate, depress, diet, dilute, diminish, discount, drain, dwindle, go on a diet*, impair,… …
6ruin — ► NOUN 1) physical destruction or collapse. 2) a building (or the remains of a building) that has suffered much damage. 3) a dramatic decline; a downfall. 4) the complete of a person s money and other assets. ► VERB 1) damage irreparably; reduce… …
7ruin — [n] situation of devastation atrophy, bane, bankruptcy, bath, breakdown, collapse, confusion, crackup, crash, crumbling, damage, decay, defeat, degeneracy, degeneration, demolition, destitution, destruction, deterioration, dilapidation,… …
8ruin — 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… …
9ruin — n. & v. n. 1 a destroyed or wrecked state. 2 a person s or thing s downfall or elimination (the ruin of my hopes). 3 a the complete loss of one s property or position (bring to ruin). b a person who has suffered ruin. 4 (in sing. or pl.) the… …
10ruin — n 1. devastation, desolation, ravagement, havoc, destruction; dilapidation, ruination, wreck, wreckage, wrack, wrack and ruin; disruption, upheaval; crash, collision, crack up. 2. overthrow, overturn, subversion, suppression, subdual, conquest;… …
