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  • English Word Ruinate Definition To demolish; to subvert; to destroy; to reduce to poverty; to ruin.
  • English Word Ruinate Definition To cause to fall; to cast down.
  • English Word Ruinate Definition To fall; to tumble.
  • English Word Ruinate Definition Involved in ruin; ruined.
  • English Word Ruination Definition The act of ruining, or the state of being ruined.
  • English Word Ruined Definition of Ruin
  • English Word Ruiner Definition One who, or that which, ruins.
  • English Word Ruing Definition of Rue
  • English Word Ruiniform Definition Having the appearance of ruins, or of the ruins of houses; -- said of certain minerals.
  • English Word Ruining Definition of Ruin
  • English Word Ruinous Definition Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; as, a ruinous project.
  • English Word Ruinous Definition Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.
  • English Word Ruinous Definition Composed of, or consisting in, ruins.
  • English Word Rukh Definition The roc.
  • English Word Rukh Definition A large bird, supposed by some to be the same as the extinct Epiornis of Madagascar.
  • English Word Rulable Definition That may be ruled; subject to rule; accordant or conformable to rule.
  • English Word Rule Definition That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket.
  • English Word Rule Definition Uniform or established course of things.
  • English Word Rule Definition Systematic method or practice; as, my ule is to rise at six o'clock.
  • English Word Rule Definition Ordibary course of procedure; usual way; comon state or condition of things; as, it is a rule to which there are many exeptions.
  • English Word Rule Definition Conduct in general; behavior.
  • English Word Rule Definition The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
  • English Word Rule Definition An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
  • English Word Rule Definition A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for extracting the cube root.
  • English Word Rule Definition A general principle concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement thereof; thus, it is a rule in England, that s or es , added to a noun in the singular number, forms the plural of that noun; but "man" forms its plural "men", and is an exception to the rule.
  • English Word Rule Definition A straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler.
  • English Word Rule Definition A measuring instrument consisting of a graduated bar of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, which is usually marked so as to show inches and fractions of an inch, and jointed so that it may be folded compactly.
  • English Word Rule Definition A thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.
  • English Word Rule Definition A composing rule. See under Conposing.
  • English Word Rule Definition To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage.