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noun
- The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined.
- the process of becoming dilapidated
- (in the plural) Money paid at the end of an incumbency by the incumbent or his heirs for the purpose of putting the parsonage etc. in good repair for the succeeding incumbent.
- (British, law) Ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or intentionally.
- (law) The act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or intentionally.
- a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
adj
- not in good condition; damaged or decayed
- containing or based on a fallacy
- of e.g. advice
- suffering from severe mental illness
- not sound financially
- physically unsound or diseased
- (especially of equestrianism) Infirm, diseased.
- (UK, especially of people) Not good, unreliable.
- Not whole, not solid, defective.
adj
- Decrepit, weakened.
- (nautical, of a ship) Drooping at each end because of a damaged spine.
- Having a broken back.
- (military) Of a war or warfare: continuing after the main force has been destroyed or significantly weakened, for example after a devastating nuclear strike.
- (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end
- having the spine damaged
- (of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth
noun
adj
- Ravaged or deteriorated.
- (slang) Very drunk or stoned.
- (medicine) Low weight-for-height (for a person).
- Emaciated and haggard.
- Not profitably used.
- (slang) Exhausted.
- (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
- not used to good advantage
- very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
- serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
verb
adj
- in deplorable condition
- worn and broken down by hard use
- failing in what duty requires
- forsaken by owner or inhabitants
- Given up by the guardian or owner; abandoned, forsaken.
- (by extension) Of property: in a poor state due to abandonment or neglect; dilapidated, neglected.
- (specifically) Of a ship: abandoned at sea; of a spacecraft: abandoned in outer space.
- (chiefly US) Negligent in performing a duty; careless.
- (figurative) Adrift, lost.
noun
- a person without a home, job, or property
- a ship abandoned on the high seas
- (uncountable) Property abandoned by its former guardian or owner; (countable) an item of such property.
- (uncountable, specifically, law) Property abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery and no expectation of being returned to its owner; (countable) an item of such property, especially a ship.
- (countable, chiefly US) A person who is negligent in performing a duty.
- (countable, by extension, derogatory) A homeless or jobless person; a vagrant; also, a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs.
noun
- the process of becoming dilapidated
- failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
- an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
- an event that results in destruction
- destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
- a ruined building
- (uncountable) Complete financial loss; bankruptcy.
- (countable, sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
- (uncountable) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
- (BDSM) Clipping of ruined orgasm
- The act of ruining something.
- (uncountable) Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
- A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
verb
- reduce to ruins
- fall into ruin
- deprive of virginity
- destroy or cause to fail
- destroy completely; damage irreparably
- reduce to bankruptcy
- To make something less enjoyable or likeable.
- To destroy or render something no longer usable or operable.
- (BDSM) To make (someone) have a ruined orgasm.
- To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
- (transitive) To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
- (transitive, historical) To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of.
- To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.
- To destroy (e.g. a city) so as to leave ruins.
adj
- In poor condition; damaged, shabby; also, poorly equipped or provided for, inadequate, meagre, scanty.
- Of an argument, excuse, etc.: used so often that it is no longer effective or interesting; banal, clichéd, trite.
- Of cloth, clothing, furnishings, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show; shabby, worn-out.
- An argument or assertion with little in the way of substance or supporting evidence.
- having the nap worn away so that the threads show through
- repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
adj
- In poor condition.
- [with with] Afflicted by (a specific condition, usually medical).
- (agriculture) Failing to sustain adequate harvests of crop, usually specified.
- In poor health; ill.
- (colloquial) Mentally unstable, disturbed.
- Having an urge to vomit.
- (slang) Very good, excellent, awesome, badass.
- [with of] Tired of or annoyed by (something that has lasted a long time or often recurs).
- (colloquial) In bad taste.
- having a strong distaste from surfeit
- feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
- shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- deeply affected by a strong feeling
- (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
- affected with madness or insanity
- affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
noun
verb
adj
- Worn down by overuse; decrepit.
- (linguistics) Of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds.
- arthritic or rheumatic.
- Tending to creak.
- worn and broken down by hard use
- of or pertaining to arthritis
- having a rasping or grating sound
adj
- In poor condition or repair.
- Resembling or characteristic of a rat; ratlike.
- (originally British) Annoyed, bad-tempered, irritable.
- (Australia) Crazy, mad; ridiculous; slightly strange, eccentric; also (followed by about, on, or over), attracted to, infatuated with.
- Infested with rats.
- showing signs of wear and tear
- of or characteristic of rats
- dirty and infested with rats
noun
adj
- Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.
- Extremely costly; so expensive as to cause financial ruin.
- Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous.
- causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
- extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
verb
- deteriorate
- fail to get a passing grade
- judge unacceptable
- be unsuccessful
- prove insufficient
- fail to do something; leave something undone
- become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
- stop operating or functioning
- fall short in what is expected
- disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
- be unable
- (transitive) To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.
- (transitive) Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)
- To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence.
- (intransitive) Of a machine, etc.: to cease to operate correctly.
- To become unable to meet one's engagements; especially, to be unable to pay one's debts or discharge one's business obligation; to become bankrupt or insolvent.
- (ambitransitive) To receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits.
- (intransitive) To be unsuccessful.
- (transitive) To give a student a non-passing grade in an academic endeavour.
- (transitive) To neglect.
adj
noun
adj
noun
noun
- An abandoned building or structure.
- The cessation of service on a particular segment of the lines of a common carrier, as granted by a government agency.
- Abandon; careless freedom or ease; surrender to one's emotions.
- The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
- (law) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author.
- The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
- The self-surrender to an outside influence.
- A refusal to receive freight so damaged in transit as to be worthless and render carrier liable for its value.
- (law) The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.
- the act of giving something up
- withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
- the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
adj
- In a state of decay.
- having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness
- damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
- Bad or terrible.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, slang) Very drunk, intoxicated.
- Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
- Cruel, mean or immoral.
- Of stone or rock, crumbling or friable; in a loose or disintegrated state.
- very bad
adv
noun
- A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
- Gradual loss or decay.
- (rare) Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; see "to lay waste".
- Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.
- A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
- Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
- The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
- (law) A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect.
- Excrement or urine.
- (geology) Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.
- A decaying of the body by disease; atrophy; wasting away.
- A disused mine or part of one.
- A vast expanse of water.
- (historical) The part of the land of a manor (of whatever size) not used for cultivation or grazing, nowadays treated as common land.
- A large tract of uncultivated land.
- any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
- (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
- an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
- the trait of wasting resources
- useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.
- (transitive, slang) To kill; to murder.
- (transitive) To devastate; to destroy.
- (transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
- (intransitive) To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.
- (law) To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences, etc., to fall into decay.
- (transitive) To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly; to dissipate.
- spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- use inefficiently or inappropriately
- dispose of
- cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- cause to grow thin or weak
- run off as waste
- become physically weaker
- get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
- spend extravagantly
- lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
verb
noun
verb
- fall into decay or ruin
- lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
- undergo decay or decomposition
- (transitive) To cause to rot or deteriorate.
- (intransitive, electronics, of storage media or the data on them) To undergo bit rot, that is, gradual degradation.
- (intransitive, computing, of software) To undergo software rot, that is, to fail to be updated in a changing environment, so as to eventually become legacy or obsolete.
- (intransitive, aviation) Loss of airspeed due to drag.
- (intransitive, transitive, physics, of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
- (intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
- (intransitive, of organic material) To rot, to go bad.
- (programming, intransitive) Of an array: to lose its type and dimensions and be reduced to a pointer, for example when passed to a function.
- (intransitive, physics, of a satellite's orbit) To undergo prolonged reduction in altitude (above the orbited body).
- (intransitive, transitive, physics, chemistry, of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons; to undergo radioactive decay.
noun
- the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
- the organic phenomenon of rotting
- a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
- the process of gradually becoming inferior
- an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
- (physics) Radioactive decay; decomposition of an atom or its nucleus.
- (programming) Array decay.
- Deterioration of condition; loss of status, quality, strength, or fortune.
- Continuous decrease of a quantity.
- (biology) Rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action.
- (physics) Particle decay; decomposition of a sub-atomic particle.
noun
- A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.
- A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.
- Synonym of fort (“structure improvised from furniture, etc. for playing games.”).
- A group of Cub Scouts of the same age who work on projects together.
- A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.
- Abbreviation of denier (a unit of weight).
- (Northumbria, chiefly in place names) Alternative form of dene.
- a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
- the habitation of wild animals
- a room that is comfortable and secluded
- a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts
adv
verb
noun
- (colloquial) A dilapidated place or vehicle.
- A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.
- A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
- (computing) Memory that is dynamically allocated.
- A great number or large quantity of things.
- (colloquial) A lot, a large amount
- (computing) A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children.
- a car that is old and unreliable
- a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
adv
verb
noun
noun
- An abode of degraded persons; a wretched place.
- (graph theory) A destination vertex in a transportation network.
- A place that absorbs resources or energy.
- (theater) A stage trapdoor for shifting scenery.
- A drain for carrying off wastewater.
- A depression in land where water collects, with no visible outlet.
- A basin used for holding water for washing.
- A depression in a stereotype plate.
- (computing, programming) An object or callback that captures events.
- (game development) One or several systems that remove currency from the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation.
- (uncountable) Descending motion; descent.
- (baseball) The motion of a sinker pitch.
- (geology) A sinkhole.
- (ecology) A habitat that cannot support a population on its own but receives the excess of individuals from some other source.
- (graph theory) A node in directed graph for which all of its edges go into it; one with no outgoing edges.
- A heat sink.
- (mining) An excavation smaller than a shaft.
- a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
- plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
- a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
- (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
verb
- (intransitive) To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.
- (transitive) To (directly or indirectly) cause a vessel to sink, generally by making it no longer watertight.
- (intransitive) To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fail in strength.
- (ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
- (transitive) To push (something) into something.
- (transitive, figurative) To cause to decline; to depress or degrade.
- (transitive, slang) To drink (especially something alcoholic).
- (transitive, slang) To pay absolutely.
- (transitive) To make by digging or delving.
- (transitive, snooker, pool, billiards, golf) To pot; hit a ball into a pocket or hole.
- (intransitive, figuratively, of the heart or spirit) To experience apprehension, disappointment, dread, or momentary depression.
- (intransitive) To demean or lower oneself; to do something below one's status, standards, or morals.
- fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
- descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
- fall or descend to a lower place or level
- pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
- embed deeply
- go under
- appear to move downward
- cause to sink
- fall or sink heavily
adj
verb
noun
adj
verb
noun
- The state of being dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined.
- the process of becoming dilapidated
- (in the plural) Money paid at the end of an incumbency by the incumbent or his heirs for the purpose of putting the parsonage etc. in good repair for the succeeding incumbent.
- (British, law) Ecclesiastical waste: impairing of church property by an incumbent, through neglect or intentionally.
- (law) The act of dilapidating, damaging a building or structure through neglect or intentionally.
- a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
noun
noun
- the process of becoming dilapidated
- failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
- an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
- an event that results in destruction
- destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
- a ruined building
- (uncountable) Complete financial loss; bankruptcy.
- (countable, sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
- (uncountable) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
- (BDSM) Clipping of ruined orgasm
- The act of ruining something.
- (uncountable) Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
- A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
verb
- reduce to ruins
- fall into ruin
- deprive of virginity
- destroy or cause to fail
- destroy completely; damage irreparably
- reduce to bankruptcy
- To make something less enjoyable or likeable.
- To destroy or render something no longer usable or operable.
- (BDSM) To make (someone) have a ruined orgasm.
- To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
- (transitive) To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
- (transitive, historical) To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of.
- To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.
- To destroy (e.g. a city) so as to leave ruins.
noun
- An abandoned building or structure.
- The cessation of service on a particular segment of the lines of a common carrier, as granted by a government agency.
- Abandon; careless freedom or ease; surrender to one's emotions.
- The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband or child; desertion.
- (law) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author.
- The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.
- The self-surrender to an outside influence.
- A refusal to receive freight so damaged in transit as to be worthless and render carrier liable for its value.
- (law) The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.
- the act of giving something up
- withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
- the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
noun
- A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
- Gradual loss or decay.
- (rare) Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; see "to lay waste".
- Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.
- A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
- Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
- The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
- (law) A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect.
- Excrement or urine.
- (geology) Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.
- A decaying of the body by disease; atrophy; wasting away.
- A disused mine or part of one.
- A vast expanse of water.
- (historical) The part of the land of a manor (of whatever size) not used for cultivation or grazing, nowadays treated as common land.
- A large tract of uncultivated land.
- any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
- (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
- an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
- the trait of wasting resources
- useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.
- (transitive, slang) To kill; to murder.
- (transitive) To devastate; to destroy.
- (transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
- (intransitive) To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.
- (law) To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences, etc., to fall into decay.
- (transitive) To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly; to dissipate.
- spend thoughtlessly; throw away
- use inefficiently or inappropriately
- dispose of
- cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- cause to grow thin or weak
- run off as waste
- become physically weaker
- get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
- spend extravagantly
- lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
noun
- A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.
- A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.
- Synonym of fort (“structure improvised from furniture, etc. for playing games.”).
- A group of Cub Scouts of the same age who work on projects together.
- A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.
- Abbreviation of denier (a unit of weight).
- (Northumbria, chiefly in place names) Alternative form of dene.
- a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
- the habitation of wild animals
- a room that is comfortable and secluded
- a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts
adv
verb
noun
- (colloquial) A dilapidated place or vehicle.
- A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.
- A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
- (computing) Memory that is dynamically allocated.
- A great number or large quantity of things.
- (colloquial) A lot, a large amount
- (computing) A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children.
- a car that is old and unreliable
- a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
adv
verb
noun
noun
- An abode of degraded persons; a wretched place.
- (graph theory) A destination vertex in a transportation network.
- A place that absorbs resources or energy.
- (theater) A stage trapdoor for shifting scenery.
- A drain for carrying off wastewater.
- A depression in land where water collects, with no visible outlet.
- A basin used for holding water for washing.
- A depression in a stereotype plate.
- (computing, programming) An object or callback that captures events.
- (game development) One or several systems that remove currency from the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation.
- (uncountable) Descending motion; descent.
- (baseball) The motion of a sinker pitch.
- (geology) A sinkhole.
- (ecology) A habitat that cannot support a population on its own but receives the excess of individuals from some other source.
- (graph theory) A node in directed graph for which all of its edges go into it; one with no outgoing edges.
- A heat sink.
- (mining) An excavation smaller than a shaft.
- a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
- plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
- a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
- (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
verb
- (intransitive) To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.
- (transitive) To (directly or indirectly) cause a vessel to sink, generally by making it no longer watertight.
- (intransitive) To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fail in strength.
- (ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
- (transitive) To push (something) into something.
- (transitive, figurative) To cause to decline; to depress or degrade.
- (transitive, slang) To drink (especially something alcoholic).
- (transitive, slang) To pay absolutely.
- (transitive) To make by digging or delving.
- (transitive, snooker, pool, billiards, golf) To pot; hit a ball into a pocket or hole.
- (intransitive, figuratively, of the heart or spirit) To experience apprehension, disappointment, dread, or momentary depression.
- (intransitive) To demean or lower oneself; to do something below one's status, standards, or morals.
- fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
- descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
- fall or descend to a lower place or level
- pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
- embed deeply
- go under
- appear to move downward
- cause to sink
- fall or sink heavily
noun
adj
verb
verb
- deteriorate
- fail to get a passing grade
- judge unacceptable
- be unsuccessful
- prove insufficient
- fail to do something; leave something undone
- become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
- stop operating or functioning
- fall short in what is expected
- disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
- be unable
- (transitive) To be wanting to, to be insufficient for, to disappoint, to desert; to disappoint one's expectations.
- (transitive) Not to achieve a particular stated goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive.)
- To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence.
- (intransitive) Of a machine, etc.: to cease to operate correctly.
- To become unable to meet one's engagements; especially, to be unable to pay one's debts or discharge one's business obligation; to become bankrupt or insolvent.
- (ambitransitive) To receive one or more non-passing grades in academic pursuits.
- (intransitive) To be unsuccessful.
- (transitive) To give a student a non-passing grade in an academic endeavour.
- (transitive) To neglect.
adj
noun
verb
noun
verb
- fall into decay or ruin
- lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
- undergo decay or decomposition
- (transitive) To cause to rot or deteriorate.
- (intransitive, electronics, of storage media or the data on them) To undergo bit rot, that is, gradual degradation.
- (intransitive, computing, of software) To undergo software rot, that is, to fail to be updated in a changing environment, so as to eventually become legacy or obsolete.
- (intransitive, aviation) Loss of airspeed due to drag.
- (intransitive, transitive, physics, of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
- (intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
- (intransitive, of organic material) To rot, to go bad.
- (programming, intransitive) Of an array: to lose its type and dimensions and be reduced to a pointer, for example when passed to a function.
- (intransitive, physics, of a satellite's orbit) To undergo prolonged reduction in altitude (above the orbited body).
- (intransitive, transitive, physics, chemistry, of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons; to undergo radioactive decay.
noun
- the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
- the organic phenomenon of rotting
- a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
- the process of gradually becoming inferior
- an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
- (physics) Radioactive decay; decomposition of an atom or its nucleus.
- (programming) Array decay.
- Deterioration of condition; loss of status, quality, strength, or fortune.
- Continuous decrease of a quantity.
- (biology) Rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action.
- (physics) Particle decay; decomposition of a sub-atomic particle.
noun
- the process of becoming dilapidated
- failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
- an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
- an event that results in destruction
- destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
- a ruined building
- (uncountable) Complete financial loss; bankruptcy.
- (countable, sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
- (uncountable) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
- (BDSM) Clipping of ruined orgasm
- The act of ruining something.
- (uncountable) Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
- A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
verb
- reduce to ruins
- fall into ruin
- deprive of virginity
- destroy or cause to fail
- destroy completely; damage irreparably
- reduce to bankruptcy
- To make something less enjoyable or likeable.
- To destroy or render something no longer usable or operable.
- (BDSM) To make (someone) have a ruined orgasm.
- To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
- (transitive) To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.
- (transitive, historical) To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of.
- To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something.
- To destroy (e.g. a city) so as to leave ruins.
adj
- not in good condition; damaged or decayed
- containing or based on a fallacy
- of e.g. advice
- suffering from severe mental illness
- not sound financially
- physically unsound or diseased
- (especially of equestrianism) Infirm, diseased.
- (UK, especially of people) Not good, unreliable.
- Not whole, not solid, defective.
adj
- Decrepit, weakened.
- (nautical, of a ship) Drooping at each end because of a damaged spine.
- Having a broken back.
- (military) Of a war or warfare: continuing after the main force has been destroyed or significantly weakened, for example after a devastating nuclear strike.
- (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end
- having the spine damaged
- (of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth
adj
- Ravaged or deteriorated.
- (slang) Very drunk or stoned.
- (medicine) Low weight-for-height (for a person).
- Emaciated and haggard.
- Not profitably used.
- (slang) Exhausted.
- (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
- not used to good advantage
- very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
- serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
verb
adj
- in deplorable condition
- worn and broken down by hard use
- failing in what duty requires
- forsaken by owner or inhabitants
- Given up by the guardian or owner; abandoned, forsaken.
- (by extension) Of property: in a poor state due to abandonment or neglect; dilapidated, neglected.
- (specifically) Of a ship: abandoned at sea; of a spacecraft: abandoned in outer space.
- (chiefly US) Negligent in performing a duty; careless.
- (figurative) Adrift, lost.
noun
- a person without a home, job, or property
- a ship abandoned on the high seas
- (uncountable) Property abandoned by its former guardian or owner; (countable) an item of such property.
- (uncountable, specifically, law) Property abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery and no expectation of being returned to its owner; (countable) an item of such property, especially a ship.
- (countable, chiefly US) A person who is negligent in performing a duty.
- (countable, by extension, derogatory) A homeless or jobless person; a vagrant; also, a person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs.
adj
- In poor condition; damaged, shabby; also, poorly equipped or provided for, inadequate, meagre, scanty.
- Of an argument, excuse, etc.: used so often that it is no longer effective or interesting; banal, clichéd, trite.
- Of cloth, clothing, furnishings, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show; shabby, worn-out.
- An argument or assertion with little in the way of substance or supporting evidence.
- having the nap worn away so that the threads show through
- repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
adj
- In poor condition.
- [with with] Afflicted by (a specific condition, usually medical).
- (agriculture) Failing to sustain adequate harvests of crop, usually specified.
- In poor health; ill.
- (colloquial) Mentally unstable, disturbed.
- Having an urge to vomit.
- (slang) Very good, excellent, awesome, badass.
- [with of] Tired of or annoyed by (something that has lasted a long time or often recurs).
- (colloquial) In bad taste.
- having a strong distaste from surfeit
- feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit
- shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
- deeply affected by a strong feeling
- (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
- affected with madness or insanity
- affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
noun
verb
adj
- Worn down by overuse; decrepit.
- (linguistics) Of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds.
- arthritic or rheumatic.
- Tending to creak.
- worn and broken down by hard use
- of or pertaining to arthritis
- having a rasping or grating sound
adj
- In poor condition or repair.
- Resembling or characteristic of a rat; ratlike.
- (originally British) Annoyed, bad-tempered, irritable.
- (Australia) Crazy, mad; ridiculous; slightly strange, eccentric; also (followed by about, on, or over), attracted to, infatuated with.
- Infested with rats.
- showing signs of wear and tear
- of or characteristic of rats
- dirty and infested with rats
noun
adj
- Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.
- Extremely costly; so expensive as to cause financial ruin.
- Causing ruin; destructive, calamitous.
- causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
- extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
adj
noun
adj
- In a state of decay.
- having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness
- damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
- Bad or terrible.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, slang) Very drunk, intoxicated.
- Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
- Cruel, mean or immoral.
- Of stone or rock, crumbling or friable; in a loose or disintegrated state.
- very bad