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Bottomry :: Bottomry (n.) A contract in the nature of a mortgage, by which the owner of a ship, or the master as his agent, hypothecates and binds the ship (and sometimes the accruing freight) as security for the repayment of money advanced or lent for the use of the ship, if she terminates her voyage successfully. If the ship is lost by perils of the sea, the lender loses the money; but if the ship arrives safe, he is to receive the money lent, with the interest or premium stipulated, although it may, and

Deperditely :: Deperditely (adv.) Hopelessly; despairingly; in the manner of one ruined; as, deperditely wicked..

Fatally :: Fatally (adv.) In a manner issuing in death or ruin; mortally; destructively; as, fatally deceived or wounded..

Bruin :: Bruin (a.) A bear; -- so called in popular tales and fables.

Ruin :: Ruin (n.) That which is fallen down and become worthless from injury or decay; as, his mind is a ruin; especially, in the plural, the remains of a destroyed, dilapidated, or desolate house, fortress, city, or the like..

Pruinous :: Pruinous (a.) Frosty; pruinose.

Leer :: Leer (v. t.) To entice with a leer, or leers; as, to leer a man to ruin..

Unruinated :: Unruinated (a.) Not ruined or destroyed.

Tumble-down :: Tumble-down (a.) Ready to fall; dilapidated; ruinous; as, a tumble-down house..

Lorn :: Lorn (a.) Lost; undone; ruined.

Break :: Break (v. t.) To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to ruin.

Stellionate :: Stellion (n.) A lizard (Stellio vulgaris), common about the Eastern Mediterranean among ruins. In color it is olive-green, shaded with black, with small stellate spots. Called also hardim, and star lizard..

Ruinous :: Ruinous (a.) Composed of, or consisting in, ruins..

Wreck :: Wreck (v. t.) Destruction or injury of anything, especially by violence; ruin; as, the wreck of a railroad train..

Undermine :: Undermine (v. t.) Fig.: To remove the foundation or support of by clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way; as, to undermine reputation; to undermine the constitution of the state..

Buoy :: Buoy (v. t.) To support or sustain; to preserve from sinking into ruin or despondency.

Lose :: Lose (v. t.) To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on the ledge..

Demolish :: Demolish (v. t.) To throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to pull to pieces; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a wall..

Ruinate :: Ruinate (v. t.) To cause to fall; to cast down.

Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The hoary, or northern, marmot (Arctomys pruinosus)..

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