raze+to+the+ground
11ground — ground1 W1S1 [graund] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(earth)¦ 2¦(area of land)¦ 3¦(reason)¦ 4¦(subject)¦ 5¦(opinion)¦ 6¦(sport)¦ 7 hold/stand your ground 8 get off the ground 9 gain ground 10 lose ground …
12raze — v. (D; tr.) to raze to (to raze a building to the ground) * * * [reɪz] (D; tr.) to raze to (to raze a building to the ground) …
13raze — Rase Rase (r[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rased} (r[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rasing}.] [F. raser, LL. rasare to scrape often, v. freq. fr. L. radere, rasum, to scrape, shave; cf. Skr. rad to scratch, gnaw, L. rodere to gnaw. Cf. {Raze}, {Razee},… …
14raze — verb (T) to completely destroy a town or building: raze sth to the ground (=destroy it so that nothing is left): houses that had been razed to the ground in the war …
15raze — UK [reɪz] / US verb [transitive] Word forms raze : present tense I/you/we/they raze he/she/it razes present participle razing past tense razed past participle razed to completely destroy a building or town The troops attacked his village and… …
16ground — Synonyms and related words: Bassalia, a priori principle, abyss, abyssal zone, acres, affirmation, agora, air brush, airspace, alluvion, alluvium, ambition, amphitheater, angle, antecedent, antecedents, apriorism, arable land, area, arena,… …
17raze — verb a) To demolish; to level to the ground. The word ‘laconic’ derives from Lakon (“person from Lakonia”) the district around Sparta in southern Greece in ancient times, whose inhabitants were famous for their brevity of speech. When threatened… …
18The High King — infobox Book | name = The High King title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket from the 1st edition author = Lloyd Alexander cover artist = Evaline Ness country = United States language = English series = The Chronicles of Prydain… …
19raze — transitive verb (razed; razing) Etymology: alteration of rase Date: 1536 1. a. archaic erase b. to scrape, cut, or shave off 2. to destroy to the ground ; demolish < raze an old build …
20raze — razer, n. /rayz/, v.t., razed, razing. 1. to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings. 2. to shave or scrape off. Also, rase. [1540 50; ME rasen < MF raser < *VL rasare to scrape, freq. of L radere to scrape] Syn.… …
