ruin vs building

building vs ruin

ruin and building both are nouns.

ruin is a verb but building is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ruin	Yes	No	Yes	No
building	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, building is a hypernym of ruin; that is, building is a word with a broader meaning than ruin:

ruin: a ruined building
building: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

Other hypernyms of ruin include edifice.

ruin (noun)	building (noun)
destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined	the act of constructing something
a ruined building	the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
an event that results in destruction	a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation	the occupants of a building
the process of becoming dilapidated
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

ruin (verb)	building (verb)
fall into ruin
destroy completely; damage irreparably
reduce to ruins
deprive of virginity
reduce to bankruptcy
destroy or cause to fail

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