All ruin antonyms
ruΒ·in
R r verb ruin
- cobbles β coal in small rounded lumps
- hit upon β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- look after β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- mass-produce β to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- jive β swing music or early jazz.
- bring into line β a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- innervated β to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
- cobbling β to pave with cobblestones.
- dragoon β (especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.
- flesh out β the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
- cued β a long, tapering rod, tipped with a soft leather pad, used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, etc.
- invent β to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent the telegraph.
- caricaturing β a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
- lacquered β a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- establish β Set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis.
- kick the habit β quit smoking
- cure β If doctors or medical treatments cure an illness or injury, they cause it to end or disappear.
- blue pencil β deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
- come to β When someone who is unconscious comes to, they recover consciousness.
- make ready β the state or condition of being ready.
- bring to β If you bring someone to when they are unconscious, you make them become conscious again.
- get through β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- construct β to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
- cuing β a long, tapering rod, tipped with a soft leather pad, used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, etc.
- lacquering β a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- make β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- chalk β Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with.
- imaging β a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- make a killing β If you make a killing, you make a large profit very quickly and easily.
- innervates β to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
- interlink β to link, one with another.
- doctor β a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- authored β a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- chalking β a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
- imagine β to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
- bunking β a built-in platform bed, as on a ship.
- comp β Comp is short for compensation.
- line up β a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- monetize β to legalize as money.
- whacked β exhausted; tired out.
- fine tune β to tune (a radio or television receiver) to produce the optimum reception for the desired station or channel by adjusting a control knob or bar.
- bedizen β to dress or decorate gaudily or tastelessly
- whomp β a loud, heavy blow, slap, bang, or the like: He fell with an awful whomp.
- comprise β If you say that something comprises or is comprised of a number of things or people, you mean it has them as its parts or members.
- concuss β to injure (the brain) by a violent blow, fall, etc
- manufacture β the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- brace up β to call forth one's courage, resolution, etc., as after defeat or disappointment
noun ruin
- construction β Construction is the building of things such as houses, factories, roads, and bridges.
- making β the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.