ABM |
abbreviation of "antiballistic missile," a missile designed to meet and destroy a ballistic missile in flight. |
angary |
the legal right of a state or nation at war to seize, destroy, or otherwise use the property of a neutral state, provided proper compensation is made. |
annihilate |
to destroy completely; reduce to ruin. [1/3 definitions] |
antiballistic missile |
a missile designed to meet and destroy a ballistic missile in flight. |
antibiotic |
any of various substances derived from fungi or other organisms and used to destroy or prevent the growth of bacteria or other disease-causing organisms. [1/2 definitions] |
antimissile |
used to destroy hostile ballistic missiles. [1/2 definitions] |
assassinate |
to destroy, abuse, or defame. [1/2 definitions] |
biological warfare |
the use of living organisms such as bacteria or viruses to kill or disable people or destroy their food supply. |
blight |
to ruin, frustrate, or destroy. [1/5 definitions] |
blot out |
to destroy utterly. [1/2 definitions] |
boll weevil |
a small, grayish beetle with a long snout, whose larvae hatch in and destroy cotton bolls. |
bomb |
to attack or destroy with a bomb. [1/8 definitions] |
break |
to crack, destroy, or make inoperative or unusable. [1/26 definitions] |
burn down |
to destroy (a standing structure or tall object) with fire. [1/2 definitions] |
burn out |
to destroy the interior of (a building or vehicle) by fire. [1/4 definitions] |
bust2 |
to make poor; destroy financially. [1/10 definitions] |
cauterize |
to sear with heat or chemicals to stop bleeding or destroy infected tissue. |
cautery |
something, such as a caustic agent or a very hot or very cold instrument, used to burn or sear and thus to destroy unwanted tissue. [1/2 definitions] |
consume |
to destroy. [1/6 definitions] |
corrode |
to damage or slowly destroy. [1/3 definitions] |
corrupt |
to damage or destroy the moral character of; cause to become dishonest, disloyal, unjust, or otherwise immoral. [1/11 definitions] |