The Meaning of destroy

• (v. t.) To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish.
• (v. t.) To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume.
• (v. t.) To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill.

Synonyms

destruct , ruin , demolish , put down

Rhymes

ahoy , alloy , alroy , annoy , attaboy , bellboy , bolshoi , boy , boye , brayboy , broy , busboy , carboy , choi , choy , cloy , convoy , corduroy , cowboy , coy , coye , croix , croy , deboy , decoy , dejoy , deploy , doi , doughboy , elroy , employ , enjoy , fauntleroy , fitzroy , flournoy , floy , foy , foye , gilroy , goy , highboy , hoi , hoy , hoye , illinois , iroquois , joy , joye , kilroy , knoy , kroy , laboy , lacroix , lafoy , lamboy , lavoy , leroy , loy , loye , malloy , mccloy , mccoy , mcelroy , mcilroy , mcvoy , milroy , moy , oi , oie , oy , oye , playboy , ploy , polloi , pomeroy , quemoy , redeploy , roi , roy , roye , savoy , scheu , schoolboy , sgroi , soy , stoy , tolstoy , tomboy , toy , troy , underemploy , unemploy , woy , yoy