produce in a version designed to withstand rough usage
<verb.change>

ruggedise

ruggedize

sample sentences

"Detroit ruggedized the family car"

the act of making a piece of equipment rugged (strengthening to resist wear or abuse)
<noun.act>

ruggedisation

ruggedization

produce in a version designed to withstand rough usage
<verb.change>

ruggedise

ruggedize

sample sentences

"Detroit ruggedized the family car"

in a rugged manner
<adv.all>

ruggedly

the quality of being difficult to do
<noun.attribute>

hardness

ruggedness

sample sentences

"he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness"
"the ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail"

the quality of being topologically uneven
<noun.attribute>

ruggedness

sample sentences

"the ruggedness of the mountains"

the property of being big and strong
<noun.attribute>

huskiness

ruggedness

toughness

pastry made with a cream cheese dough and different fillings (as raisins and walnuts and cinnamon or chocolate and walnut and apricot preserves)
<noun.food>

rugelach

ruggelach

rugulah

a form of football played with an oval ball
<noun.act>

rugby

rugby football

rugger

of leaves; ridged or wrinkled
<adj.all>

rugose

pastry made with a cream cheese dough and different fillings (as raisins and walnuts and cinnamon or chocolate and walnut and apricot preserves)
<noun.food>

rugelach

ruggelach

rugulah

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
<noun.state>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

ruin

ruination

sample sentences

"you have brought ruin on this entire family"

a ruined building
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

ruin

sample sentences

"they explored several Roman ruins"

destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
<noun.act>

laying waste

ruin

ruination

ruining

wrecking

failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
<noun.event>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

downfall

ruin

ruination

an event that results in destruction
<noun.event>

ruin

ruination

the process of becoming dilapidated
<noun.process>

dilapidation

ruin

destroy completely; damage irreparably
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 32 freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 4

destroy

ruin

sample sentences

"You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"
"The tears ruined her make-up"

fall into ruin
<verb.change>

ruin

deprive of virginity
<verb.contact>

deflower

ruin

sample sentences

"This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"

reduce to ruins
<verb.contact>

ruin

sample sentences

"The country lay ruined after the war"

reduce to bankruptcy
<verb.possession>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bankrupt

break

ruin

smash

sample sentences

"My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"
"The slump in the financial markets smashed him"

destroy or cause to fail
<verb.social>

ruin

sample sentences

"This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election"

destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
<noun.act>

laying waste

ruin

ruination

ruining

wrecking

failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
<noun.event>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

downfall

ruin

ruination

an event that results in destruction
<noun.event>

ruin

ruination

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
<noun.state>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

ruin

ruination

sample sentences

"you have brought ruin on this entire family"

destroyed physically or morally
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

destroyed

ruined

brought to ruin
<adj.all>

finished

ruined

sample sentences

"after the revolution the aristocracy was finished"
"the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically"

doomed to extinction
<adj.all>   (p)

done for

ruined

sunk

undone

washed-up

a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
<noun.person>

destroyer

ruiner

undoer

uprooter

waster

sample sentences

"a destroyer of the environment"
"jealousy was his undoer"
"uprooters of gravestones"

destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
<noun.act>

laying waste

ruin

ruination

ruining

wrecking

extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

catastrophic

ruinous

sample sentences

"a catastrophic depression"
"catastrophic illness"
"a ruinous course of action"

causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

blasting

ruinous

sample sentences

"the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit"
"the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces"
"a ruinous war"

in a ruinous manner or to a ruinous degree
<adv.all>

ruinously

sample sentences

"ruinously high wages"

something regarded as a normative example
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

convention

formula

normal

pattern

rule

sample sentences

"the convention of not naming the main character"
"violence is the rule not the exception"
"his formula for impressing visitors"

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 2

regulation

rule

sample sentences

"it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"
"short haircuts were the regulation"

prescribed guide for conduct or action
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10

prescript

rule

(linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

linguistic rule

rule

a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 3

principle

rule

sample sentences

"their principles of composition characterized all their works"

measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

rule

ruler

(mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
<noun.cognition>

formula

rule

sample sentences

"he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"
"he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"

a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

principle

rule

sample sentences

"the principle of the conservation of mass"
"the principle of jet propulsion"
"the right-hand rule for inductive fields"

any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
<noun.communication>

rule

sample sentences

"the rule of St. Dominic"

directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
<noun.communication>

rule

sample sentences

"he knew the rules of chess"

dominance or power through legal authority
<noun.state>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

dominion

rule

sample sentences

"France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"
"the rule of Caesar"

the duration of a monarch's or government's power
<noun.time>

rule

sample sentences

"during the rule of Elizabeth"

exercise authority over; as of nations
<verb.social>   freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 3

govern

rule

sample sentences

"Who is governing the country now?"

decide with authority
<verb.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

decree

rule

sample sentences

"The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"

be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
<verb.stative>   freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

dominate

predominate

prevail

reign

rule

sample sentences

"Money reigns supreme here"
"Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"

decide on and make a declaration about
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 1

find

rule

sample sentences

"find someone guilty"

keep in check
<verb.change>

harness

rein

rule

sample sentences

"rule one's temper"

mark or draw with a ruler
<verb.creation>

rule

sample sentences

"rule the margins"

have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
<verb.stative>

rule

a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made
<noun.group>

book

rule book

sample sentences

"they run things by the book around here"

include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules
<verb.competition>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

rule in

rule out

a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible
<noun.cognition>

cy pres

cy pres doctrine

rule of cy pres

(law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved
<noun.communication>

rule of evidence

a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances
<noun.communication>

grammatical rule

rule of grammar

a state of order in which events conform to the law
<noun.state>

rule of law

a linguistic rule for the formation of words
<noun.communication>

morphological rule

rule of morphology

a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

guideline

guidepost

rule of thumb

make impossible, especially beforehand
<verb.stative>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

close out

preclude

rule out

dismiss from consideration or a contest
<verb.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

eliminate

reject

rule out

winnow out

sample sentences

"John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"
"This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"

include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules
<verb.competition>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

rule in

rule out

according to custom or rule or natural law
<adj.all>

lawful

rule-governed

subject to a ruling authority
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

ruled

sample sentences

"the ruled mass"