ruin: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ruin
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bruin
- noun a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'
- noun large ferocious bear of Eurasia
Ursus arctos; brown bear.
- noun a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'
Suffixes of ruin
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ruin
- noun an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
ruination.
- you have brought ruin on this entire family
- noun a ruined building
- they explored several Roman ruins
- noun an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
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ruined
- adjective satellite destroyed physically or morally
destroyed.
- verb destroy completely; damage irreparably
destroy; ruin.
- You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!
- The tears ruined her make-up
- adjective satellite destroyed physically or morally
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ruining
- noun destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
ruination; laying waste; ruin; wrecking.
- verb destroy completely; damage irreparably
destroy; ruin.
- You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!
- The tears ruined her make-up
- noun destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
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ruinous
- adjective satellite extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
catastrophic.
- a catastrophic depression
- catastrophic illness
- a ruinous course of action
- adjective satellite causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
blasting.
- the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit
- the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces
- a ruinous war
- adjective satellite extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
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ruination
- noun an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
ruin.
- you have brought ruin on this entire family
- noun an event that results in destruction
ruin.
- noun an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
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ruiner
- noun a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
uprooter; waster; undoer; destroyer.
- a destroyer of the environment
- jealousy was his undoer
- uprooters of gravestones
- noun a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
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ruinously
- adverb in a ruinous manner or to a ruinous degree
- ruinously high wages
- adverb in a ruinous manner or to a ruinous degree
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rue
- noun European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
herb of grace; Ruta graveolens.
- noun leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy
- noun European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
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ruinate
To demolish; to subvert; to destroy; to reduce to poverty; to ruin. I will not ruinate my fther's house. Shak.
Ruinating thereby the health of their bodies. Burton.
Derived words of ruin
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accrue
- verb grow by addition
- The interest accrues
- verb come into the possession of
fall.
- The house accrued to the oldest son
- verb grow by addition
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construe
- verb make sense of; assign a meaning to
see; interpret.
- What message do you see in this letter?
- How do you interpret his behavior?
- verb make sense of; assign a meaning to
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bruin
- noun a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'
- noun large ferocious bear of Eurasia
Ursus arctos; brown bear.
- noun a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'
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true
- noun proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
- out of true
- verb make level, square, balanced, or concentric
true up.
- true up the cylinder of an engine
- noun proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
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misconstrue
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; misconceive; be amiss; misapprehend.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
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pruinosa
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `ruin`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `ruin`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.
About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `ruin`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `ruin`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.