"ruins" meaning in English

See ruins in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈru.ɪnz/ [US], /ˈruː.ɪnz/ [UK] Audio: en-us-ruins.ogg [US] Forms: ruin [singular], ruins [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|ruin}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The plural form of ruin; more than one (kind of) ruin.
    Sense id: simple-ruins-en-noun-3kfgHNiW Categories (other): Plurals

Verb

IPA: /ˈru.ɪnz/ [US], /ˈruː.ɪnz/ [UK] Audio: en-us-ruins.ogg [US] Forms: ruin [canonical], ruins [third-person, singular], ruined [past], ruined [past, participle], ruining [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|ruin}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The third-person singular form of ruin.
    Sense id: simple-ruins-en-verb-ALKadC-u
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