destroy

destroy is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 10 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish.
2. transitive verb. To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume.
3. transitive verb. To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill.
4. verb. defeat soundly

   "The home team demolished the visitors"

   Synonyms: demolish

5. verb. put (an animal) to death

   "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"

   "the sick cat had to be put down"

6. verb. destroy completely; damage irreparably

   "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"

   "The tears ruined her make-up"

   Synonyms: ruin

7. verb. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

   "The fire destroyed the house"

   Synonyms: destruct

Synonyms

demolish, ruin, destruct

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in destroy:

stroyed

Common word forms

destroys, destroyed, destroyer, destroying, destroyable

Words from these letters

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