A bulldozer was used in the destruction of the old barn.
The storm left destruction behind it. The great fire caused the city's destruction.
SYNONYM(S): See syn. under ruin. (Cf. ↑ruin)The destruction of the poor is their poverty (Proverbs 10:15).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
con|struc´tion|al|ly — con|struc|tion|al «kuhn STRUHK shuh nuhl», adjective. having to do with construction; structural. –con|struc´tion|al|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
con|struc|tion|al — «kuhn STRUHK shuh nuhl», adjective. having to do with construction; structural. –con|struc´tion|al|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
con|struc|tion — «kuhn STRUHK shuhn», noun. 1. the act of constructing; building: »Construction of the bridge took nearly a month. Construction is not limited to man; beavers have mastered both the science and the art. 2. the way in which a thing is constructed:… … Useful english dictionary
de|struc|tion|al — «dih STRUHK shuh nuhl», adjective. of, having to do with, or produced by destruction or destructive forces … Useful english dictionary
in|struc|tion|al — «ihn STRUHK shuh nuhl», adjective. of or for instruction; educational … Useful english dictionary
ob|struc|tion — «uhb SRUHK shuhn», noun. 1. a thing that obstructs; something in the way: »The soldiers had to get over such obstructions as ditches and barbed wire. Figurative. Ignorance is an obstruction to progress. SYNONYM(S): impediment, barrier, hindrance … Useful english dictionary
sub|struc|tion — «suhb STRUHK shuhn», noun. an understructure, as of a building; foundation; substructure. ╂[< Latin substrūctiō, ōnis < substruere construct beneath < sub under + struere build] … Useful english dictionary
de´con|struc´tion|ist — de|con|struc|tion «DEE kuhn STRUHK shuhn», noun. 1. a method of literary criticism, applied especially to poetry, in which the text is reduced to its basic linguistic and semantic elements. »He [Harold Bloom] makes the refreshing suggestion that… … Useful english dictionary
de|con|struc|tion — «DEE kuhn STRUHK shuhn», noun. 1. a method of literary criticism, applied especially to poetry, in which the text is reduced to its basic linguistic and semantic elements. »He [Harold Bloom] makes the refreshing suggestion that his exemplary… … Useful english dictionary
juge d'in|struc|tion — «zhooZH dan strook syawn», plural. juges d in|struc|tion «zhooZH dan strook syawn». French. an examining magistrate authorized to interrogate witnesses and suspects … Useful english dictionary
