STROY

Meaning of STROY in English

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English stroyen, short for destroyen

Date: 13th century

obsolete : DESTROY

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

STROY — verb Etymology: Middle English ~en, short for de~en Date: 13th century de~
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STROY — verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English struyen, stroyen, short for destruyen, destroyen — more at destroy obsolete : destroy
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STROY — (v. i.) To destroy.
Английский словарь Webster
STROY — ( v. i. ) To destroy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STROY — — stroyer , n. /stroy/ , v.t. Archaic. to destroy. [ 1400-50; late ME stroyen, aph. var. of destroyen to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STROY — Etymology: Middle English stroyen, short for destroyen Date: 13th century obsolete : destroy
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STROY — vi to destroy.
Webster English vocab
STROY — [stroy] vb [ME stroyen, short for destroyen] (13c) obs: destroy
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STREUSELKUCHEN — Ger. /shtrddoy"zeuhl kooh'kheuhn/ ; Eng. /strooh"zeuhl kooh'kheuhn, -keuhn, stroy"-/ , n. coffeecake topped with streusel. [ ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STREUSEL — Ger. /shtrddoy"zeuhl/ ; Eng. /strooh"zeuhl, stroy"-/ , n. a topping for coffeecake, consisting of crumbs of blended sugar, cinnamon, flour, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PERESTROIKA — /per'euh stroy"keuh/ ; Russ. /pyi rddyi strddoy"keuh/ , n. Russian. the program of economic and political reform in the Soviet …
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DESTROYER — /di stroy"euhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that destroys. 2. a fast, relatively small, warship armed mainly with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DESTROY — — destroyable , adj. /di stroy"/ , v.t. 1. to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF-DESTROYING — [self-de.stroy.ing] adj (1645): self-destructive
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SELF-DESTROYER — [self-de.stroy.er] n (1654): one who destroys oneself
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DESTROYER — [de.stroy.er] n (14c) 1: one that destroys 2: a small fast warship used esp. to support larger vessels and usu. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DESTROY — [de.stroy] vb [ME, fr. OF destruire, fr. (assumed) VL destrugere, alter. of L destruere, fr. de- + struere to build--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DESTROYER — de ‧ stroy ‧ er /dɪˈstrɔɪə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ destroyer , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DESTROY — de ‧ stroy S2 W2 /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ destroyer , ↑ destruction …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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