Crossword-Solution: DEMOLITION
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Demolition | n. | The act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying a pile or structure; destruction by violence; utter overthrow; -- opposed to construction; as, the demolition of a house, of military works, of a town, or of hopes. |
We have 19 clues for the answer “DEMOLITION”
| Clue | Answers |
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| the act of demolishing | 1 answer |
| Job done with a wrecking ball | 1 answer |
| Destruction of a building | 1 answer |
| BUILDING destruction | 1 answer |
| Type of squad | 3 answers |
| MILITARY engineering, subject of | 5 answers |
| Vandalism | 13 answers |
| destructiveness | 19 answers |
| Sabotage | 47 answers |
| Undoing | 64 answers |
| Wreckage | 65 answers |
| Wreck | 66 answers |
| Downfall | 68 answers |
| Destruction | 71 answers |
| misconduct | 73 answers |
| Mischief | 77 answers |
| dissolution | 79 answers |
| Collapse | 80 answers |
| Misfortune | 83 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with DEMOLITION (5)
They were all leisurely climbing the hill to the church, where a last service was now to be held at the rather exceptional time of evening instead of in the afternoon, previous to the demolition of the ruinous portions.
But I had never looked upon it with an eye to shaving off all roadway to the Sacred Mountain, and so now, even in this moment of dreadful stress, I had to traverse it no less than three times afresh before I could decide upon the best site for demolition.
While inspecting the palace before beginning the work of demolition, he discovered one column that had by a curious chance escaped both the flames of the Commune and the patriotic ardor of 1793, which effaced all royal emblems from church and palace alike.
For my part, I have sworn fidelity to my work of demolition, and I will not cease to pursue the truth through the ruins and rubbish.
Here were the locks of dismounted pistols; clocks and clockwork in every stage of demolition, some still busily ticking, some reduced to their dainty elements; a great company of carboys, jars and bottles; a carpenter’s bench and a laboratory-table.
Quotes with DEMOLITION (3)
You are beautiful like demolition. Just the thought of you draws my knuckles white. I don’t need a god. I have you and your beautiful mouth, your hands holding onto me, the nails leaving unfelt wounds, your hot breath on my neck. The taste of your saliva. The darkness is ours. The nights belong to us. Everything we do is secret. Nothing we do will ever be understood; we will be feared and kept well away from. It will be the stuff of legend, endless discussion and limitless in…
Fear tells me that while there might be a host of people who wish to stand beside me in times of crisis, the tangled wreckage is sometimes so enormous that the best of their efforts leave them stranded at a great distance. And standing desperately alone surveying the carnage that holds all others a bay, God suddenly taps me on the shoulder, leans over and whispers, 'how about a little demolition?
On March 12, 2015, the AIM Development Company, that deals in scrap metal, met to discuss demolishing the now defunct Verso Paper Mill in Bucksport, located at the head of Penobscot Bay. The paper mill was first built by the Maine Seaboard Paper Company in 1930. Demolition of the mill is expected to be completed in 2016. However, company representatives and town officials did not discuss what AIM might do with the 250-acre waterfront site once the demolition work is complete.…
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (2015).