ran·sack

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• ran´sack|er — ran|sack «RAN sak», transitive verb. 1. to search thoroughly through: »The thief ransacked the house for jewelry. SYNONYM(S): rummage. 2. to rob; plunder: »The invading army ransacked the city and carried off its treasures. SYNONYM(S): pillage …   Useful english dictionary

• ran|sack — «RAN sak», transitive verb. 1. to search thoroughly through: »The thief ransacked the house for jewelry. SYNONYM(S): rummage. 2. to rob; plunder: »The invading army ransacked the city and carried off its treasures. SYNONYM(S): pillage …   Useful english dictionary

• sack — cos·sack; cox·sack·ie; doo·dle·sack; du·del·sack; gun·ny·sack·ing; hav·er·sack; ho·sack·ia; nook·sack; ram·sack; ran·sack·er; ran·sack·le; ruck·sack; sack; sack·age; sack·but; sack·et; sack·ful; sack·less; un·sack; knap·sack; ran·sack; sack·er;… …   English syllables

• ran — ach·y·ran·thes; ac·ti·nop·te·ran; ai·ran; al·bo·ran·ite; al·co·ran; al·do·fu·ran·o·side; al·do·py·ran·o·side; am·a·ran·tha·ce·ae; am·a·ran·thine; am·a·ran·thus; am·a·ran·tite; an·dro·spo·ran·gi·um; an·u·ran; au·ran·tia; au·ran·ti·a·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

• Sack of Palermo — The Sack of Palermo or scempio in Italian is the popular term for the construction boom from the 1950s through the mid 1980s that led to the destruction of the city s green belt and villas that gave it architectural grace, to make way for… …   Wikipedia

• Sad Sack — The Sad Sack is an American fictional comic strip and comic book character created by Sgt. George Baker during World War II. Set in the United States Army, Sad Sack depicted an otherwise unnamed, lowly private experiencing some of the absurdities …   Wikipedia

• John Sack — (1930–2004) was an American literary journalist. He was the only journalist to cover each American war over half a century.He was born to a Jewish family on March 24, 1930, in New York City. His work has appeared in such periodicals as Harper s …   Wikipedia

• ransack — ran·sack …   English syllables

• ransacker — ran·sack·er …   English syllables

• ransackle — ran·sack·le …   English syllables