The arrival of the home computer spelt doom for the typewriter.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
spell doom for — to cause the end, death, or destruction of someone or something The arrival of the home computer spelt doom for the typewriter … English dictionary
doom — doom1 [ dum ] noun uncount a bad event, usually death, destruction, or complete failure, that will happen in the future and cannot be avoided: He predicted doom for any country that did not act immediately. meet your doom (=die in an unpleasant… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
doom — doom1 [du:m] v [T usually passive] to make someone or something certain to fail, die, be destroyed etc be doomed to failure/defeat/extinction etc ▪ Many species are doomed to extinction. ▪ The plan was doomed from the start . be doomed to do sth… … Dictionary of contemporary English
doom — I UK [duːm] / US [dum] noun [uncountable] a bad event, usually death, destruction, or complete failure, that will happen in the future and cannot be avoided He predicted doom for any country that did not act immediately. impending doom (= likely… … English dictionary
doom — 1 verb (transitive usually passive) to make someone or something certain to fail, die, be destroyed etc: doom sth to sth: The species is doomed to extinction. | doom sb/sth to do sth: Marx s theory was that capitalist economies are eventually… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Doom — Contents 1 Gaming 2 Film 3 Music 4 See also … Wikipedia
spell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 period of time ADJECTIVE ▪ lengthy (esp. BrE), long, prolonged ▪ brief, short ▪ five minute, ten day … Collocations dictionary
Doctor Doom — Dr. Doom redirects here. For other uses, see Dr. Doom (disambiguation). Doctor Doom Doctor Doom on the cover of Fantastic Four #247 (Oct. 1982). Art by John Byrne. Publication information … Wikipedia
Cynthia Von Doom — Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics … Wikipedia
List of Quest for Glory characters — The characters in Quest for Glory are fictional characters who appear in the Quest for Glory series of roleplaying graphical adventure games by Sierra. Contents 1 The Hero 2 Abdulla Doo 3 Ad Avis 3.1 … Wikipedia
