ruin
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈruːɪn/
- The ancient ruins of the temple have attracted many tourists every year.
- ancient ruins
- Roman ruins
- lie in ruins
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Watch on YouTubeSo we have a particular set of ruins called Blythe Intaglios.
- So we have a particular set of ruins called Blythe Intaglios.
- They had, they had ruins like this in Charleston.
- Instead of sifting through the ruin, go find that treasure in that mess.
- And then we're going to some ancient ruins up just South of the Syrian border.
- Greeks choose to speak, Romans pick through the ruins.
- And we're also looking now for the ruins and remains associated with the Azevedo Ranch Dairy.
- It was so fun climbing up the ancient Mayan ruins.
- It was sculpted in such a way to look like a ruin.
Examples
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And then we're going to some ancient ruins up just South of the Syrian border.
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The main road continues to Roman ruins and other monuments at the end of the valley.
Academic text (2008) -
When looking at ruins, in other words, we see ourselves.
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Go visit some old ruins or something.
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Until one day, I came across some strange ruins.
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So everyone turned on each other and now the country is in ruins.
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Their plan today was to check out the Indian ruins at the bottom of the hill.
Fiction book (1991) -
There were many who thought themselves lucky, who climbed out of the ruins of their homes, only slightly injured.
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A city built of bricks makes for spectacular ruins, and they were everywhere.
Academic text (1999) -
Their letter to the Pharaoh was discovered 2,000 years later, in the ruins of the ancient temple city.
Synonyms
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4.2
A person who is very upset or a thing badly damaged
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3.2
Broken pieces of stone or brick left after a building is destroyed
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Broken parts that remain after something is badly damaged
An abandoned house left to fall apart after a disaster
An old building that is falling apart with crumbling stones and a sick look
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
Ruins believed to be from the famous lost city of Atlantis that often lie under the sea
- Literature
An old building that is falling apart with crumbling stones and a sick look
How Intact
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Etymology
Ruin for the remains of a building comes from the Latin ruina ('a falling down'). In other words, 'ruins' are what is left after a building has 'fallen' apart.