rack and ruin

Noun

Meaning

rack and ruin (uncountable)

(idiomatic, proscribed) Complete destruction.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

ruination disrepair demolishment

Antonyms

reformation building construction creation transition recovery
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Examples

Out of the rack and ruin of our gangster death, The rape and rot of graft, and stealth, and lies, We, the people, must redeem The land, the mines, the plants, the rivers, The mountains and the endless plain - All, all the stretch of these great green states - And make America again! Langston Hughes

Close letter words and terms

rack and pinion gear rack and pinion mechanism rack and pinion steering rack and snail rack ball rack brains