VERB | creation | demolish, pulverize, pulverise | destroy completely |
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creation | demolish | ruin or destroy | |
consumption | demolish, devour, down, consume, go through | eat immoderately | |
competition | demolish, destroy | defeat soundly |
Sounds | dihmaa'lihsh | |
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Rhymes | abolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh... |
Meaning | Destroy completely. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
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Synonyms | pulverize, pulverise | |
Broader | destroy, destruct | Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of |
Spanish | demoler, derribar, derruir, derrumbar, pulverizar | |
Catalan | demolir, derruir, enderrocar, esbucar, esfondrar | |
Nouns | demolishing | complete destruction of a building |
demolition | the act of demolishing | |
demolition | an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something |
Meaning | Ruin or destroy. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
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Broader | destroy, destruct | Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of |
Meaning | Eat immoderately. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | devour, down, consume, go through | |
Broader | eat up, finish, polish off | Finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table |
Spanish | consumir, devorar, ingerir | |
Catalan | consumir, devorar, ingerir |
Meaning | defeat soundly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Model | The cars demolish down the avenue | |
Example | "The home team demolished the visitors" | |
Synonym | destroy | |
Narrower | cut to ribbons | defeat totally |
smash | overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful) | |
swallow | engulf and destroy | |
Broader | get the better of, overcome, defeat | win a victory over |
Spanish | demoler, derribar, destrozar, destruir | |
Catalan | abatre, demolir, destrossar, destruir | |
Nouns | demolition | the act of demolishing |
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