RUIN

4 letters 4 Scrabble points /ˈɹuː.ɪn/

Definition of RUIN

noun

  1. (sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.

  2. The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.

    "The monastery has fallen into ruin."

  3. Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.

    "Gambling has been the ruin of many."

verb

  1. To cause the fiscal ruin of.

    "With all these purchases, you surely mean to ruin us!"

  2. To destroy or make something no longer usable.

    "He ruined his new white slacks by accidentally spilling oil on them."

  3. To cause severe financial loss to; to bankrupt or drive out of business.

    "The crooked stockbroker's fraudulent scheme ruined dozens of victims; some investors lost their life savings and even their houses."

Related words: destroy fordo ruinate wreck

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters R U I N
Length 4 letters
Scrabble Score 4 points

Anagrams of RUIN

Words that use the same letters:

NURI

Words Containing "RUIN"

ACCRUING ALBOPRUINOSE BRUIN BRUINGTON BRUINS CONSTRUING COUNTERRUIN DERUINATE EMBRUING ENRUIN EPRUINOSE FRUIN GRUINE IMBRUING KERUING MISCONSTRUING NONACCRUING NONRUINABLE NONRUINOUS NONRUINOUSLY

Words Starting with "RUIN"

RUINABLE RUINATE RUINATED RUINATES RUINATING RUINATION RUINATIONS RUINATIOUS RUINATOR RUINED RUINER RUINERS RUING RUINIFORM RUINING RUINLIKE RUINOUS RUINOUSLY RUINOUSNESS RUINPROOF

Words Ending with "RUIN"

BRUIN COUNTERRUIN ENRUIN FRUIN SEMIRUIN