RAZING

razing, leveling, tearing down, demolishing

(noun) complete destruction of a building

razing, wrecking

(noun) the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

razing

present participle of raze

Anagrams

• grazin'

Source: Wiktionary


RAZE

Raze, n. Etym: [See Rack.]

Definition: A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root.

Raze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Razed; p. pr. & vb. n. Razing.] Etym: [F. raser. See Rase, v. t.] [Written also rase.]

1. To erase; to efface; to obliterate. Razing the characters of your renown. Shak.

2. To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the ground; to destroy; to demolish. The royal hand that razed unhappy Troy. Dryden.

Syn.

– To demolish; level; prostrate; overthrow; subvert; destroy; ruin. See Demolish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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