-
1 Destroying
adj.Destroying men: V. βροτοφθόρος, ἀνδροφθόρος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Destroying
-
2 soul-destroying
adjective ((of a task etc) very dull, boring, repetitive etc.) ψυχοφθόρος -
3 constructive
[-tiv]adjective (helpful; having to do with making, not with destroying: Constructive criticism tells you both what is wrong and also what to do about it.) εποικοδομητικός -
4 destruction
1) (the act or process of destroying or being destroyed: the destruction of the city.) καταστροφή2) (the state of being destroyed; ruin: a scene of destruction.) καταστροφή•- destructively
- destructiveness -
5 hoe
-
6 soul
[səul]1) (the spirit; the non-physical part of a person, which is often thought to continue in existence after he or she dies: People often discuss whether animals and plants have souls.) ψυχή2) (a person: She's a wonderful old soul.) άνθρωπος,τύπος3) ((of an enterprise etc) the organizer or leader: He is the soul of the whole movement.) ψυχή4) (soul music.) μουσική σόουλ•- soulful- soulfully
- soulless
- soul-destroying
- soul music -
7 undermine
1) (to make (eg a building) insecure by digging away or destroying the base or foundations: The road was being undermined by a stream.) υποσκάπτω2) (to weaken (eg a person's health or authority): Constant hard work had undermined his health.) υποσκάπτω, υπονομεύω -
8 Bird
subs.For various names of birds, see Ar., Av. 302, 303, 304.Bird of prey: Ar. and P. οἰωνός, ὁ.Bird of omen: P. and V. ὄρνις, ὁ or ἡ, οἰωνός, ὁ.Birds of the air: P. and V. τὰ πτηνά (Plat.), V. πετεινά, τά (Eur., frag.), πτερωτοί, οἱ.Dear to birds, adj.: V. φίλορνις.Destroying birds, adj.: V. οἰωνοκτόνος.Catch birds, v. intrans.: P. ὀρνιθεύειν (Xen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Bird
-
9 Devastation
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Devastation
-
10 Pillage
v. trans.P. and V. πορθεῖν, ἐκπορθεῖν, διαπορθεῖν, ἁρπάζειν, ἀναρπάζειν, διαρπάζειν, συλᾶν, φέρειν, λῄζεσθαι, P. ἄγειν καὶ φέρειν, λῃστεύειν, διαφορεῖν, V. πέρθειν, ἐκπέρθειν (also Plat. but rare P.); see Plunder, Ravage.Help to pillage: V. συμπορθεῖν (τινί τινα).——————subs.Act of: P. and V. ἁρπαγή, ἡ (or pl. in V.), P. πόρθησις, ἡ, λῃστεία, ἡ, σύλησις, ἡ.Destroying of crops, etc.: P. τμῆσις, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pillage
См. также в других словарях:
destroying — index deadly, destructive, dire, disastrous, fatal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Destroying — Destroy De*stroy , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Destroyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Destroying}.] [OE. destroien, destruien, destrien, OF. destruire, F. d[ e]truire, fr. L. destruere, destructum; de + struere to pile up, build. See {Structure}.] 1. To unbuild;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Destroying angel (disambiguation) — Destroying angel is a name applied to several similar, closely related species of deadly species of Amanita mushrooms. Destroying angel may also refer to: Destroying angel (Bible), in various passages Destroying Angel, a member of the Mormon… … Wikipedia
Destroying Angel (Midsomer Murders episode) — Destroying Angel Midsomer Murders episode Episode no. Season 4 Episode 2 Directed by David Tucker Written … Wikipedia
destroying angel — n. either of two species (Amanita verna or A. virosa) of large, deadly, white amanita mushrooms found during warm weather in moist forests … English World dictionary
Destroying angel — For other uses, see Destroying angel (disambiguation). The name destroying angel applies to several similar, closely related species of deadly all white mushrooms in the genus Amanita.[1] They are Amanita bisporigera and A. ocreata in eastern and … Wikipedia
Destroying angel (Bible) — The Hebrew Bible, and then Christian and later Jewish sources, make frequent mention of one or more destroying angels, which in Proverbs 16:14 are termed the angels of death (malake ha mawet) The wrath of a king [is as] messengers of death: but a … Wikipedia
destroying — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. ruining, spoiling, wrecking; see carnage , destruction 1 , wreck 1 … English dictionary for students
destroying — sb. == destruction. Alys. 2888 … Oldest English Words
destroying — de·stroy || dɪ strɔɪ v. demolish, ruin … English contemporary dictionary
DESTROYING — … Useful english dictionary