destroyer, guided missile destroyer
(noun) a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
destroyer, ruiner, undoer, waster, uprooter
(noun) a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to; “a destroyer of the environment”; “jealousy was his undoer”; “uprooters of gravestones”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
destroyer (plural destroyers)
That which destroys something.
(military) A small, fast warship with light armament, smaller than a cruiser, but bigger than a frigate.
• (one who destroys): devastator, decimator
• redestroy, roystered
Source: Wiktionary
De*stroy"er, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. destruior.]
Definition: One who destroys, ruins, kills, or desolates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
