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Meaning of the word ruins in English

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ruins

Verb

1.

reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration.

Example:
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the castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers
Synonym:
destroydevastateravagerazedemolishblastwreckwipe outflattenlevelcrushwaste
Synonym:
rebuildrepair
2.

fall headlong or with a crash.

Example:
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carriages go ruining over the brink from time to time

Noun

1.

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

Example:
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a large white house falling into gentle ruin
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ruin