Dictionary Entry
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
- 1transitive 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.
- 2transitive verb
To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume.
- 3transitive verb
To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill.
- 4verb
defeat soundly
"The home team demolished the visitors"
Synonyms
- 5verb
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"
- 6verb
destroy completely; damage irreparably
"You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"
"The tears ruined her make-up"
Synonyms
- 7verb
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
"The fire destroyed the house"
Synonyms
Synonyms
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in destroy:
Common word forms
Words from these letters
If you are holding these tiles, the unscrambler for DESTROY lists every valid word you can make from the same letters, including shorter plays.