Ruins meaning

noun the physical destruction or disintegration of something or the state of disintegrating or being destroyed."a large white house falling into gentle ruin"synonymes : disintegration, decay, disrepair, dilapidation, falling to pieces, decrepitude, ruination, destruction, devastation, damage, demolition, wreckage
verb

1. reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration."the castle was ruined when dynamite was used to demolish one of the corner towers"synonymes : destroy, devastate, lay waste, leave in ruins, wreak havoc on, ravage, leave desolate, raze, demolish, blast, wreck, wipe out, flatten, level, crush, waste
2. fall headlong or with a crash."carriages go ruining over the brink from time to time"

What is the other meaning of ruin?

bankruptcy, collapse, demolition, destruction, extinction, insolvency, wreck, wreckage, bankrupt, crush, decimate, demolish, deplete, exhaust, impoverish, injure, mar, overwhelm, raze, shatter.

What is a ruin used for?

Ruins are of great importance to historians, archaeologists and anthropologists, whether they were once individual fortifications, places of worship, ancient universities, houses and utility buildings, or entire villages, towns, and cities.

What type of word is ruins?

As detailed above, 'ruins' can be a verb or a noun.