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Destructible

Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed.

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Abolishable 84% connected

Capable of being abolished.

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Abolishable 84% connected

Capable of being abolished.

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Destroyable 84% connected

Destructible.

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Destroyable 84% connected

Destructible.

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Destroy 74% connected

To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish.

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Destroy 74% connected

To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish.

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Destructibility 74% connected

The quality of being capable of destruction; destructibleness.

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Destructibility 74% connected

The quality of being capable of destruction; destructibleness.

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Destructibility 66% connected

The quality of being capable of destruction; destructibleness.

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Destructibility 66% connected

The quality of being capable of destruction; destructibleness.

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Perishable 66% connected

Liable to perish; subject to decay, destruction, or death; as, perishable goods; our perishable bodies.

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Perishable 66% connected

Liable to perish; subject to decay, destruction, or death; as, perishable goods; our perishable bodies.

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Indestructible 94% connected

Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed.

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Indestructible 94% connected

Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed.

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Answerable adjective · 78% connection

Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an…

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By pref. · 78% connection

With, as means, way, process, etc.; through means of; with aid of; through; through the act or agency of; as, a city is destroyed by f…

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Canthoplasty noun · 78% connection

The operation of forming a new canthus, when one has been destroyed by injury or disease.

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Conservation noun · 78% connection

The principle that energy or matter is neither created nor destroyed

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Conservation of mass noun · 78% connection

a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system

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Conservation of matter noun · 78% connection

a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system

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Consumable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being consumed; that may be destroyed, dissipated, wasted, or spent.

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Countermure noun · 78% connection

A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when breached or destroyed. [R.] Cf. Contramure.

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Deperdit noun · 78% connection

That which is lost or destroyed.

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Deprivable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being, or liable to be, deprived; liable to be deposed.

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Desolate adjective · 78% connection

Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as, desolate altars.

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Destruction noun · 78% connection

The state of being destroyed, demolished, ruined, slain, or devastated.

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End noun · 78% connection

Termination of being; death; destruction; extermination; also, cause of death or destruction.

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Expose verb · 78% connection

To lay bare; to lay open to attack, danger, or anything objectionable; to render accessible to anything which may affect, especially d…

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Extant adjective · 78% connection

Still existing; not destroyed or lost; outstanding.

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Extinguishable adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being quenched, destroyed, or suppressed.

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Fall verb · 78% connection

To be overthrown or captured; to be destroyed.

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Fallible adjective · 78% connection

Liable to fail, mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be deceived; as, all men are fallible; our opinions and hopes are fallible.

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