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Best answers for Ruin – Crossword Clue


Answer: bane


Clue Length Answer
Ruin3 letterssap
  1. Definition: 1. a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant

Ruin3 lettersend
  1. Definition: 1. a final part or section; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end"

Ruin3 lettersmar
  1. Definition: 1. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

Ruin4 lettersrout
  1. Definition: 1. defeat disastrously

Ruin4 lettersrant
  1. Definition: 1. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

Ruin4 letterssink
  1. Definition: 1. appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"

Ruin4 lettersraze
  1. Definition: 1. tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

Ruin4 letterstear
  1. Definition: 1. the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear"

Ruin4 lettersriot
  1. Definition: 1. a public act of violence by an unruly mob

Ruin4 letterswhip
  1. Definition: 1. a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"

Ruin4 lettersfall
  1. Definition: 1. be cast down; "his eyes fell"

Ruin4 letterstrim
  1. Definition: 1. thin and fit; "the spare figure of a marathon runner"; "a body kept trim by exercise"

Ruin4 lettersbane
  1. Definition: 1. something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life"

Ruin4 lettersdamn
  1. Definition: 1. something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"

Ruin4 lettersroar
  1. Definition: 1. laugh unrestrainedly and heartily

Ruin4 letterssack
  1. Definition: 1. plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome"

Ruin4 lettersskin
  1. Definition: 1. a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"

Ruin4 lettersharm
  1. Definition: 1. the act of damaging something or someone

Ruin4 lettersdoin

    Ruin4 lettersrape

      Ruin4 lettersundo
      1. Definition: 1. remove the outer cover or wrapping of; "Let's unwrap the gifts!"; "undo the parcel"

      Ruin4 lettersramp
      1. Definition: 1. an inclined surface connecting two levels

      Ruin4 lettersrave
      1. Definition: 1. an extravagantly enthusiastic review; "he gave it a rave"

      Ruin4 lettersdoom
      1. Definition: 1. an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world"

      Ruin4 lettersrage
      1. Definition: 1. feel intense anger; "Rage against the dying of the light!"

      Ruin4 letterssoil
      1. Definition: 1. the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil"

      Ruin5 lettersscrew
      1. Definition: 1. defeat someone through trickery or deceit

      Ruin5 lettersrebut
      1. Definition: 1. prove to be false or incorrect

      Ruin5 letterswrack
      1. Definition: 1. dried seaweed especially that cast ashore

      Ruin5 lettersworst
      1. Definition: 1. reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill"

      Ruin5 letterssully
      1. Definition: 1. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

      Ruin5 lettersspike
      1. Definition: 1. a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline; "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor"

      Ruin5 letterssmash
      1. Definition: 1. break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"

      Ruin5 lettersshoot
      1. Definition: 1. cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg"

      Ruin5 lettersstain
      1. Definition: 1. produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"

      Ruin5 lettersstorm
      1. Definition: 1. a direct and violent assault on a stronghold

      Ruin5 lettersupset
      1. Definition: 1. form metals with a swage

      Ruin5 letterstrash
      1. Definition: 1. dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer"

      Ruin5 lettersstump
      1. Definition: 1. the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed

      Ruin5 lettersrelic
      1. Definition: 1. something of sentimental value

      Ruin5 letterswaste
      1. Definition: 1. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief; "After her husband died, she just pined away"

      Ruin5 lettersqueer
      1. Definition: 1. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

      Ruin5 letterswreck
      1. Definition: 1. a ship that has been destroyed at sea

      Ruin5 lettershavoc
      1. Definition: 1. violent and needless disturbance

      Ruin5 letterstaint
      1. Definition: 1. the state of being contaminated

      Ruin5 letterslapse
      1. Definition: 1. let slip; "He lapsed his membership"

      Ruin5 lettersdecay
      1. Definition: 1. undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"

      Ruin5 lettersspoil
      1. Definition: 1. alter from the original

      Ruin5 lettersblast
      1. Definition: 1. hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"

      Ruin6 lettersunmake

        Ruin6 lettersthwart
        1. Definition: 1. a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat

        Ruin6 lettersstymie
        1. Definition: 1. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"

        Ruin6 lettersdemise
        1. Definition: 1. transfer by a lease or by a will

        Ruin6 lettersscotch
        1. Definition: 1. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

        Ruin6 lettersseduce
        1. Definition: 1. lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor"

        Ruin6 letterssettle
        1. Definition: 1. get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; "I finally settled with my old enemy"

        Ruin6 lettersuproot
        1. Definition: 1. pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

        Ruin6 letterssavage
        1. Definition: 1. criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"

        Ruin6 lettersthrash
        1. Definition: 1. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

        Ruin6 lettersravage
        1. Definition: 1. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

        Ruin6 lettersravish
        1. Definition: 1. hold spellbound

        Ruin6 lettersdefeat
        1. Definition: 1. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"

        Ruin7 letterstorpedo
        1. Definition: 1. a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead

        Ruin7 letterssubdual

          Ruin7 letterssubvert
          1. Definition: 1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

          Ruin7 letterstarnish
          1. Definition: 1. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

          Ruin7 lettersvitiate
          1. Definition: 1. take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidate a contract"

          Ruin7 letterspollute
          1. Definition: 1. make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"

          Ruin7 lettersdestroy
          1. Definition: 1. defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"

          Ruin7 lettersquietus
          1. Definition: 1. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep"

          Ruin7 lettersshatter
          1. Definition: 1. break into many pieces; "The wine glass shattered"

          Ruin7 lettersnemesis
          1. Definition: 1. (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance

          Ruin7 lettersrub-out

            Ruin7 lettersscuttle
            1. Definition: 1. an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

            Ruin7 lettersviolate
            1. Definition: 1. destroy; "Don't violate my garden"; "violate my privacy"

            Ruin7 lettersremains
            1. Definition: 1. the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"

            Ruin7 letterstriumph
            1. Definition: 1. the exultation of victory

            Ruin7 lettersundoing
            1. Definition: 1. loosening the ties that fasten something; "the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy"

            Ruin7 letterstrounce
            1. Definition: 1. censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

            Ruin7 lettersscupper
            1. Definition: 1. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

            Ruin7 lettersvestige
            1. Definition: 1. an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"

            Ruin7 lettersrobbery
            1. Definition: 1. larceny by threat of violence

            Ruin7 lettersrampage
            1. Definition: 1. violently angry and destructive behavior

            Ruin7 lettersupheave

              Ruin8 letterstrimming

                Ruin8 letterscollapse
                1. Definition: 1. collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack

                Ruin8 letterspuncture
                1. Definition: 1. the act of puncturing or perforating

                Ruin8 lettersbollixup

                  Ruin8 lettersdemolish
                  1. Definition: 1. Pull down

                  Ruin8 lettersskeleton
                  1. Definition: 1. the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton"

                  Ruin8 lettersill-luck

                    Ruin8 letterswhipping

                      Ruin8 letterssabotage
                      1. Definition: 1. a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged

                      Ruin8 lettersvaporize

                        Ruin8 letterssurvival
                        1. Definition: 1. something that survives

                        Ruin8 lettersdestruct

                          Ruin8 letterswaterloo
                          1. Definition: 1. the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon

                          Ruin8 letterswreckage
                          1. Definition: 1. the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked; "they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors"

                          Ruin8 letterssubduing

                            Ruin8 lettersdownfall
                            1. Definition: 1. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

                            Ruin9 letterspulverize

                              Ruin9 letterspull-down

                                Ruin9 lettersruination
                                1. Definition: 1. destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

                                Ruin9 lettersprostrate
                                1. Definition: 1. render helpless or defenseless; "They prostrated the enemy"

                                Ruin9 letterssacrifice
                                1. Definition: 1. (baseball) an out that advances the base runners

                                Ruin9 lettersprivation
                                1. Definition: 1. act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights"

                                Ruin9 letterstrouncing

                                  Ruin9 lettersseduction

                                    Ruin9 lettersperdition
                                    1. Definition: 1. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson

                                    Ruin9 lettersvandalize

                                      Ruin9 lettersundermine
                                      1. Definition: 1. hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks"

                                      Ruin9 letterscrumbling

                                        Ruin9 lettersdevastate
                                        1. Definition: 1. overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"

                                        Ruin9 lettersshipwreck
                                        1. Definition: 1. suffer failure, as in some enterprise

                                        Ruin9 lettersoverthrow
                                        1. Definition: 1. rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

                                        Ruin9 lettersdecadence
                                        1. Definition: 1. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

                                        Ruin9 lettersthrashing
                                        1. Definition: 1. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

                                        Ruin9 lettersvandalism
                                        1. Definition: 1. willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

                                        Ruin9 lettersstonewall
                                        1. Definition: 1. engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"

                                        Ruin9 letterstear-down

                                          Ruin9 lettersslaughter
                                          1. Definition: 1. kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"

                                          Ruin9 lettersterrorize

                                            Ruin10 letterssubversion

                                              Ruin10 lettersdesolation
                                              1. Definition: 1. an event that results in total destruction

                                              Ruin10 lettersspoliation

                                                Ruin10 letterstotal-loss

                                                  Ruin10 lettersdemolition
                                                  1. Definition: 1. the act of demolishing

                                                  Ruin10 lettersswallow-up

                                                    Ruin11 lettersdevastation

                                                      Ruin11 letterssubjugation

                                                        Ruin11 lettersprostration

                                                          Ruin11 lettersdestruction

                                                            Ruin11 letterstaking-away

                                                              Ruin11 letterswreak-havoc

                                                                Ruin12 lettersdilapidation

                                                                  Ruin13 lettersdismantlement

                                                                    Ruin14 letterswrack-and-ruin

                                                                      Ruin14 lettersdisintegration

                                                                        Ruin15 lettersdisorganization

                                                                          Ruin16 lettersstand-in-the-way


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