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ruin — ▪ I. ruin ru‧in 1 [ˈruːn] noun [uncountable] 1. when you have lost all your money, your social position, or the good opinion that people had of you: • The war plunged the country into economic ruin. • a company on the brink of financial ruin (=… … Financial and business terms
Ruin value — (German: Ruinenwert ) is the concept that a building be designed such that if it eventually collapsed, it would leave behind aesthetically pleasing ruins that would last far longer without any maintenance at all. The idea was pioneered by Albert… … Wikipedia
ruin — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 spoiled state ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, utter VERB + RUIN ▪ fall into, go to ▪ The house gradually fell into ruin … Collocations dictionary
ruin — 1 verb (T) 1 to spoil or destroy something completely: The rain ruined our holiday. | My new white dress was totally ruined! see destroy 2 to make someone lose all their money: Jefferson was ruined by the law suit. ruined adjective (only before… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ruin — ru|in1 S3 [ˈru:ın] v [T] 1.) to spoil or destroy something completely ▪ This illness has ruined my life. ▪ His career would be ruined. ▪ All this mud s going to ruin my shoes. see usage note ↑destroy 2.) to make someone lose all their money ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
lie in — phr verb Lie in is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑answer, ↑appeal, ↑cause, ↑danger, ↑difficulty, ↑fault, ↑genius, ↑importance, ↑interest, ↑origin, ↑originality, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
lie in ruins — be/lie in ruins ► a place, building, etc. that is in ruins has been extremely badly damaged: »The showroom was in ruins after the flood. ► to have failed or got into an extremely bad state: »The economy was in ruins after the war. »He lied about… … Financial and business terms
How to Ruin Everything — Infobox Album | Name = How to Ruin Everything Type = Album Artist = Face to Face Released = April 9, 2002 Recorded = August September 2001 Genre = Pop punk Length = 51:01 Label = Vagrant Producer = Trever Keith, Scott Shiflett, Chad Blinman… … Wikipedia
be/lie in ruins — ► a place, building, etc. that is in ruins has been extremely badly damaged: »The showroom was in ruins after the flood. ► to have failed or got into an extremely bad state: »The economy was in ruins after the war. »He lied about the company s… … Financial and business terms
BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon … Encyclopedia of Judaism
