# ruins

Pronunciation: say "ROO-inz" US /ˈɹu.ɪnz/, UK /ˈɹuː.ɪnz/

## Noun

1. Plural of ruin. — plural of ruin
   - Simple: Plural of ruin. Use this form for more than one broken or fallen building.
   - _Archaeologists carefully mapped the ruins before excavation began._
   - _Ivy had crept over the crumbling ruins of the abbey._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of ruin. — third-person singular simple present indicative of ruin
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of ruin. Use it when one person or thing spoils something now.
   - _A single typo ruins the whole document._
   - _Constant noise ruins her concentration at work._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/ruins (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).