Ruin (3)
Ru″in, v. i. To fall to ruins; to go to ruin; to become decayed or dilapidated; to perish.Though he his house of polished marble build,Yet shall it ruin like the moth's frail ce...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Ruinable
Ru″in‐a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being ruined.
Ruinate
Ru″in‐ate (?), v. t. [LL. ruinatus, p. p. of ruinare to ruin. See Ruin.] 1. To demolish; to subvert; to destroy; to reduce to poverty; to ruin.I will not ruinate my f�ther's hou...
Ruinate (2)
Ru″in‐ate, v. i. To fall; to tumble.
Ruinate (3)
Ru″in‐ate (?), a. [L. ruinatus, p. p.] Involved in ruin; ruined.My brother Edward lives in pomp and state,I in a mansion here all ruinate. J. Webster.
Ruination
Ru′in‐a″tion (?), n. [LL. ruinatio.] The act of ruining, or the state of being ruined.
Ruiner
Ru″in‐er (?), n. One who, or that which, ruins.
Ruiniform
Ru″in‐i‐form (?), a. [Ruin + -form: cf. F. ruiniforme.] Having the appearance of ruins, or of the ruins of houses; — said of certain minerals.
Ruinous
Ru″in‐ous (?), a. [L. ruinosus: cf. F. ruineux. See Ruin.] 1. Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious; as, a ruinous project.After a night of storm ...
Rukh
Rukh (?), n. [Srr Roc.] 1. The roc.2. (Zoöl.) A large bird, supposed by some to be the same as the extinct Epiornis of Madagascar.
Rulable
Rul″a‐ble (?), a. That may be ruled; subject to rule; accordant or conformable to rule. Bacon.
Rule
Rule (?), n. [OE. reule, riule, OF. riule, reule, F. régle, fr. L. regula a ruler, rule, model, fr. regere, rectum, to lead straight, to direct. See Right, a., and cf. Regular.]...
Rule (2)
Rule, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ruled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ruling.] [Cf. OF. riuler, ruiler, L. regulare. See Rule, n., and cf. Regulate.] 1. To control the will and actions of; to exer...
Rule (3)
Rule, v. i. 1. To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; — often followed by over.By me princes rule, and nobles. Prov. viii. 16.We subdue and rule over all other...
Rule (4)
Rule, n. — Rule of the road(Law), any of the various regulations imposed upon travelers by land or water for their mutual convenience or safety. In the United States it is a rul...
Rule-monger
Rule″–mon′ger (?), n. A stickler for rules; a slave of rules Hare.
Ruleless
Rule″less, a. Destitute of rule; lawless. Spenser.
Ruler
Rul″er (rṳl″ẽr), n. 1. One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a governor.And he made him ruler over all the land. Gen. xli. 43.A prince and ruler of the land. Shak....
Ruling
Rul″ing, a. 1. Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a ruling passion; a ruling sovereign.2. Used in marking or engraving lines; as, a ruling machine or pen.Syn. — Pred...
Ruling (2)
Rul″ing, n. 1. The act of one who rules; ruled lines.2. (Law) A decision or rule of a judge or a court, especially an oral decision, as in excluding evidence.
Rulingly
Rul″ing‐ly, adv. In a ruling manner; so as to rule.
Rullichies
Rul″li‐chies (rŭl″lĭ‐chĭz), n. pl. [Cf. D. rolletje a little roll.] Chopped meat stuffed into small bags of tripe. They are cut in slices and fried.
Ruly
Rul″y (?), a. [From Rule.] Orderly; easily restrained; — opposed to unruly. Gascoigne.
Rum
Rum (?), n. [probably shortened from Prov. E. rumbullion a great tumult, formerly applied in the island of Barbadoes to an intoxicating liquor.] A kind of intoxicating liquor di...
Rum (2)
Rum, a. [Formerly rome, a slang word for good; possibly of Gypsy origin; cf. Gypsy rom a husband, a gypsy.] Old-fashioned; queer; odd; as, a rum idea; a rum fellow. Dickens.
Rum (3)
Rum, n. A queer or odd person or thing; a country parson. Swift.
Rumble
Rum″ble (?), v. i. [OE. romblen, akin to D. rommelen, G. rumpeln, Dan. rumle; cf. Icel. rymja to roar.] 1. To make a low, heavy, continued sound; as, the thunder rumbles at a di...