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Definition of Ruins

Ruin
Ruin Ru"in, n. [OE. ruine, F. ruine, fr. L. ruina, fr. ruere, rutum, to fall with violence, to rush or tumble down.] 1. The act of falling or tumbling down; fall. [Obs.] ``His ruin startled the other steeds.' --Chapman. 2. Such a change of anything as destroys it, or entirely defeats its object, or unfits it for use; destruction; overthrow; as, the ruin of a ship or an army; the ruin of a constitution or a government; the ruin of health or hopes. ``Ruin seize thee, ruthless king!' --Gray. 3. That which is fallen down and become worthless from injury or decay; as, his mind is a ruin; especially, in the plural, the remains of a destroyed, dilapidated, or desolate house, fortress, city, or the like. The Veian and the Gabian towers shall fall, And one promiscuous ruin cover all; Nor, after length of years, a stone betray The place where once the very ruins lay. --Addison. The labor of a day will not build up a virtuous habit on the ruins of an old and vicious character. --Buckminster. 4. The state of being dcayed, or of having become ruined or worthless; as, to be in ruins; to go to ruin. 5. That which promotes injury, decay, or destruction. The errors of young men are the ruin of business. --Bacon. Syn: Destruction; downfall; perdition; fall; overthrow; subversion; defeat; bane; pest; mischief.

Meaning of Ruins from wikipedia

- Ruins (from Latin ruina 'a collapse') are the remains of a civilization's architecture. The term refers to formerly intact structures that have fallen...
- Ruins photography, sometimes called ruin ****, is a movement in photography that takes the decay of the built environment (cities, buildings, infrastructure...
- Look up ruins in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ruins are the remains of man-made architecture. Ruins or ruin may refer to: The Ruin (Ukrainian history)...
- The Ruins is a 2008 natural horror film directed by Carter Smith in his feature film directorial debut, and written by Scott B. Smith, based on his 2006...
- of architecture Similar ruins outside Zimbabwe Blaauboschkraal stone ruins in Mpumalanga, South Africa Machadodorp baKoni Ruins in Mpumalanga, South Africa...
- Adam Ruins Everything is an American educational comedy television series starring Adam Conover that ran from 2015 through 2019 on TruTV. The series endeavors...
- The Üçayaklı ruins are a Byzantine-era archaeological site in Mersin Province, Turkey. Üçayaklı ruins are on the plateau at the south of Toros Mountains...
- The Cagsawa Ruins (also spelled as Kagsawa, historically spelled as Cagsaua) are the remnants of a 16th-century Franciscan church, the Cagsawa church...
- the first century CE, to build their own on a site to the north of the ruins. Owing to its strategic location, Taxila has changed hands many times over...
- Windsor Ruins are in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States, about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Port Gibson near Alcorn State University. The ruins consist...