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Word: Ruin
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in the sense ‘collapse of a building’): from Old French ruine, from Latin ruina, from ruere ‘to fall’
ˈruːɪn
the physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed
Short Definition:physical destruction or disintegration of something or state of disintegrating or being destroyed
Examples:- a large white house falling into gentle ruin
Word: Ruin
Speech Type: Verb
ˈruːɪn
reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration
Short Definition:reduce building or place to state of decay or disintegration
Examples:- the castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers
fall headlong or with a crash
Short Definition:fall headlong or with crash
Examples:- carriages go ruining over the brink from time to time
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