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ruin
Overview of noun ruin
The noun ruin has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) ruin, ruination -- (an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family")
2. (2) ruin -- (a ruined building; "they explored several Roman ruins")
3. dilapidation, ruin -- (the process of becoming dilapidated)
4. ruin, ruination -- (an event that results in destruction)
5. downfall, ruin, ruination -- (failure that results in a loss of position or reputation)
6. laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking -- (destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined)
Overview of verb ruin
The verb ruin has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) destroy, ruin -- (destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up")
2. ruin -- (destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election")
3. bankrupt, ruin, break, smash -- (reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him")
4. ruin -- (reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war")
5. deflower, ruin -- (deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village")
6. ruin -- (fall into ruin)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ruin
6 senses of ruin
Sense 1
ruin, ruination
=> devastation, desolation
=> deterioration, impairment
=> decay
=> unsoundness
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
ruin
=> building, edifice
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
dilapidation, ruin
=> decay
=> natural process, natural action, action, activity
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
ruin, ruination
=> destruction, demolition, wipeout
=> ending, conclusion, finish
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
downfall, ruin, ruination
=> failure
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking
=> destruction, devastation
=> termination, ending, conclusion
=> change of state
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun ruin
2 of 6 senses of ruin
Sense 4
ruin, ruination
=> devastation, desolation
=> shipwreck
Sense 5
downfall, ruin, ruination
=> finish
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ruin
6 senses of ruin
Sense 1
ruin, ruination
=> devastation, desolation
Sense 2
ruin
=> building, edifice
Sense 3
dilapidation, ruin
=> decay
Sense 4
ruin, ruination
=> destruction, demolition, wipeout
Sense 5
downfall, ruin, ruination
=> failure
Sense 6
laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking
=> destruction, devastation
Antonyms of noun ruin
Member Holonyms of noun ruin
Substance Holonyms of noun ruin
Part Holonyms of noun ruin
Member Meronyms of noun ruin
Substance Meronyms of noun ruin
Part Meronyms of noun ruin
Meronyms of noun ruin
Holonyms of noun ruin
Attributes of noun ruin
Derived Forms of noun ruin
6 senses of ruin
Sense 1
ruin, ruination
RELATED TO>(adj) ruinous#1
=> catastrophic, ruinous
RELATED TO>(verb) ruin#1
=> destroy, ruin
Sense 2
ruin
RELATED TO>(verb) ruin#6
=> ruin
RELATED TO>(verb) ruin#4
=> ruin
Sense 3
dilapidation, ruin
RELATED TO>(verb) ruin#6
=> ruin
Sense 4
ruin, ruination
RELATED TO>(adj) ruinous#1
=> catastrophic, ruinous
RELATED TO>(verb) ruin#1
=> destroy, ruin
Sense 5
downfall, ruin, ruination
RELATED TO>(verb) ruin#2
=> ruin
Sense 6
laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking
RELATED TO>(verb) ruin#4
=> ruin
RELATED TO>(verb) ruin#1
=> destroy, ruin
Domain of noun ruin
Domain Terms of noun ruin
Familiarity of noun ruin
ruin used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun ruin
6 senses of ruin
Sense 1
ruin, ruination
> devastation, desolation
=> ruin, ruination
=> blight
Sense 2
ruin
> building, edifice
=> abattoir, butchery, shambles, slaughterhouse
=> apartment building, apartment house
=> architecture
=> aviary, bird sanctuary, volary
=> bathhouse, bathing machine
=> bowling alley
=> center, centre
=> chapterhouse
=> clubhouse, club
=> dormitory, dorm, residence hall, hall, student residence
=> farm building
=> feedlot
=> firetrap
=> gambling house, gambling den, gambling hell, gaming house
=> gazebo, summerhouse
=> government building
=> greenhouse, nursery, glasshouse
=> hall
=> hall
=> Hall of Fame
=> hotel
=> hotel-casino, casino-hotel
=> house
=> house
HAS INSTANCE=> Independence Hall
=> library
=> medical building, health facility, healthcare facility
=> ministry
=> morgue, mortuary, dead room
=> observatory
=> office building, office block
=> opium den
=> outbuilding
=> packinghouse
=> place of worship, house of prayer, house of God, house of worship
=> planetarium
=> presbytery
=> restaurant, eating house, eating place
=> rest house
=> rink, skating rink
=> Roman building
=> rotunda
=> ruin
=> school, schoolhouse
=> shooting gallery
=> signal box
=> skyscraper
=> student union
=> tavern, tap house
=> telecom hotel, telco building
=> temple
=> theater, theatre, house
=> whorehouse, brothel, bordello, bagnio, house of prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, cathouse, sporting house
HAS INSTANCE=> Houses of Parliament
Sense 3
dilapidation, ruin
> decay
=> cavity, caries, dental caries, tooth decay
=> corruption
=> decomposition, rot, rotting, putrefaction
=> dilapidation, ruin
=> spoilage, spoiling
Sense 4
ruin, ruination
> destruction, demolition, wipeout
=> annihilation, disintegration
=> eradication, obliteration
=> ravage, depredation
=> razing, wrecking
=> ruin, ruination
=> wrack, rack
Sense 5
downfall, ruin, ruination
> failure
=> downfall, ruin, ruination
=> flame-out
=> malfunction
=> miscarriage, abortion
=> miss, misfire
=> flop, bust, fizzle
=> malformation, miscreation
=> breakdown, equipment failure
=> defeat, licking
Sense 6
laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking
> destruction, devastation
=> disaster
=> kill
=> laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking
=> razing, leveling, tearing down, demolishing
=> annihilation, obliteration
=> decimation
=> self-destruction
=> neutralization, neutralisation
=> sabotage
=> extermination, liquidation
=> holocaust
=> demolition
=> spoliation
=> vandalism, hooliganism, malicious mischief
Meronyms of noun ruin
6 senses of ruin
Sense 2
ruin
=> building, edifice
HAS PART: annex, annexe, extension, wing
HAS PART: anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule
HAS PART: corner, quoin
HAS PART: corner, nook
HAS PART: cornerstone
HAS PART: cornerstone
HAS PART: court, courtyard
HAS PART: cullis
HAS PART: elevator, lift
HAS PART: car, elevator car
HAS PART: exterior door, outside door
HAS PART: doorknob, doorhandle
HAS PART: doorlock
HAS PART: hinge, flexible joint
HAS PART: pintle
HAS PART: paneling, panelling, pane
HAS PART: floor, level, storey, story
HAS PART: foundation stone
HAS PART: heating system, heating plant, heating, heat
HAS PART: boiler, steam boiler
HAS PART: steam whistle
HAS PART: radiator
HAS PART: interior door
HAS PART: roof
HAS PART: eaves
HAS PART: roof peak
HAS PART: room
HAS PART: ceiling
HAS PART: floor, flooring
HAS PART: room light
HAS PART: wall
HAS PART: arch, archway
HAS PART: capstone, copestone, coping stone, stretcher
HAS PART: course, row
HAS PART: doorway, door, room access, threshold
HAS PART: casing, case
HAS PART: door
HAS PART: lock
HAS PART: bolt, deadbolt
HAS PART: keyhole
HAS PART: tumbler
HAS PART: doorframe, doorcase
HAS PART: doorjamb, doorpost
HAS PART: doorsill, doorstep, threshold
HAS PART: header, coping, cope
HAS PART: paneling, panelling, pane
HAS PART: pier
HAS PART: wainscot, dado
HAS PART: wall panel
HAS PART: scantling, stud
HAS PART: shaft
HAS PART: skeleton, skeletal frame, frame, underframe
HAS PART: stairway, staircase
HAS PART: landing
HAS PART: stairhead
HAS PART: step, stair
HAS PART: riser
HAS PART: tread
HAS PART: upstairs
HAS PART: wall
HAS PART: arch, archway
HAS PART: capstone, copestone, coping stone, stretcher
HAS PART: course, row
HAS PART: doorway, door, room access, threshold
HAS PART: casing, case
HAS PART: door
HAS PART: lock
HAS PART: bolt, deadbolt
HAS PART: keyhole
HAS PART: tumbler
HAS PART: doorframe, doorcase
HAS PART: doorjamb, doorpost
HAS PART: doorsill, doorstep, threshold
HAS PART: header, coping, cope
HAS PART: paneling, panelling, pane
HAS PART: pier
HAS PART: wainscot, dado
HAS PART: wall panel
HAS PART: window
HAS PART: casing, case
HAS PART: mullion
HAS PART: pane, pane of glass, window glass
HAS PART: sash, window sash
HAS PART: sash fastener, sash lock, window lock
HAS PART: window frame
HAS PART: jamb
HAS PART: windowsill
HAS PART: windowpane, window
HAS PART: crawlspace, crawl space
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun ruin
Grep of noun ruin
bruin
ruin
ruination
ruiner
ruining
Antonyms of verb ruin
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ruin
6 senses of ruin
Sense 1
destroy, ruin
Sense 2
ruin
=> thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
=> prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid
Sense 3
bankrupt, ruin, break, smash
=> impoverish
=> deprive
=> withhold, keep back
=> deny, refuse
=> keep, hold on
=> have, have got, hold
Sense 4
ruin
=> lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
=> destroy, ruin
Sense 5
deflower, ruin
=> copulate, mate, pair, couple
=> join, conjoin
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Sense 6
ruin
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb ruin
2 of 6 senses of ruin
Sense 1
destroy, ruin
=> burn, fire, burn down
=> lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
=> harry, ravage
=> break
=> break, bust
=> vandalize, vandalise
=> do a job on
=> subvert
=> get
=> devour
=> rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder
=> explode
=> consume
=> shipwreck
=> bust up, wreck, wrack
=> kick in, kick down
=> wash out
Sense 2
ruin
=> undo
=> break
=> shipwreck
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ruin
6 senses of ruin
Sense 1
destroy, ruin
Sense 2
ruin
=> thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
Sense 3
bankrupt, ruin, break, smash
=> impoverish
Sense 4
ruin
=> lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
Sense 5
deflower, ruin
=> copulate, mate, pair, couple
Sense 6
ruin
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
'Cause To' of verb ruin
Derived Forms of verb ruin
4 of 6 senses of ruin
Sense 1
destroy, ruin
RELATED TO>(noun) ruin#6
=> laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking
RELATED TO>(noun) ruin#4
=> ruin, ruination
RELATED TO>(noun) ruin#1
=> ruin, ruination
RELATED TO>(noun) ruination#4
=> laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking
RELATED TO>(noun) ruiner#1
=> destroyer, ruiner, undoer, waster, uprooter
RELATED TO>(noun) ruining#1
=> laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking
Sense 2
ruin
RELATED TO>(noun) ruin#5
=> downfall, ruin, ruination
RELATED TO>(noun) ruiner#1
=> destroyer, ruiner, undoer, waster, uprooter
Sense 4
ruin
RELATED TO>(noun) ruin#6
=> laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking
RELATED TO>(noun) ruin#2
=> ruin
RELATED TO>(noun) ruination#1
=> ruin, ruination
RELATED TO>(noun) ruiner#1
=> destroyer, ruiner, undoer, waster, uprooter
RELATED TO>(noun) ruining#1
=> laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking
Sense 6
ruin
RELATED TO>(noun) ruin#2
=> ruin
RELATED TO>(noun) ruin#3
=> dilapidation, ruin
Domain of verb ruin
Domain Terms of verb ruin
Familiarity of verb ruin
ruin used as a verb is common (polysemy count =6)
Sample Sentences of verb ruin
6 senses of ruin
Sense 1
destroy, ruin
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
ruin
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
bankrupt, ruin, break, smash
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 4
ruin
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 5
deflower, ruin
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 6
ruin
*> Something ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb ruin
5 of 6 senses of ruin
Sense 2
ruin
> thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
=> disappoint, let down
=> dash
=> short-circuit
=> ruin
Sense 3
bankrupt, ruin, break, smash
> impoverish
=> reduce
=> beggar, pauperize, pauperise
=> bankrupt, ruin, break, smash
Sense 4
ruin
> lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
=> ruin
Sense 5
deflower, ruin
> copulate, mate, pair, couple
=> nick
=> roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk
=> tread
=> serve, service
=> deflower, ruin
=> ride, mount
=> backcross
=> breed, cover
=> sodomize, sodomise, bugger
=> sodomize, sodomise
Sense 6
ruin
> decay, crumble, delapidate
=> deteriorate
=> corrode, rust
=> weather
=> erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
=> wilt, droop
=> ruin
=> break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb ruin
Sense 1
destroy, ruin
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Sense 2
ruin
=> thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
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Sense 3
bankrupt, ruin, break, smash
=> impoverish
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Sense 4
ruin
=> lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
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Sense 5
deflower, ruin
=> copulate, mate, pair, couple
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Sense 6
ruin
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
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Grep of verb ruin
ruin
Grep of adj ruin
ruined
ruinous
Grep of adv ruin
ruinously
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