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Spell Bee Word: demolish


Basic Details

Word: Demolish

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To pull down or completely destroy a building or structure; also to defeat someone completely.

Synonyms: destroy, knock down, flatten, wreck

Antonyms: build, construct, erect

How to Spell Demolish

Syllables: de - mol - ish

Tricky part: There is only one l, and the ending is ish, as in polish.

Watch out for: demollish, dimolish, demolisch

Memory tip: Write polish, swap its p for dem, and you have demolish with the same single l.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The old cinema hall was demolished to make way for a mall.

Example 2: Workers used a crane to demolish the broken water tank.

Example 3: Our team demolished the visitors by eight wickets.

Fun Fact

Tall buildings are sometimes demolished by implosion, so they fall inwards. The Supertech twin towers in Noida were brought down this way in August 2022.

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Word Connection

Choose the antonym of the word: demolish

a) destroy
b) flatten
c) wreck
d) construct

Show answer

d) construct. To construct is to build, the reverse of knocking down.

Spell-o-Spell

Choose the correctly spelt word:

a) abollish
b) astonnish
c) publich
d) demolish

Show answer

d) demolish. Astonish has one n, abolish one l and publish ends in sh; demolish is right.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

demollish

a) m
b) l
c) s
d) i

Show answer

b) l. Demolish has a single l, just like polish.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these could be demolished?

a) the sky
b) an old building
c) a dream
d) a song

Show answer

b) an old building

2. If a cricket team is demolished, it ____.

a) gets new kits
b) loses very badly
c) wins easily
d) stops for tea

Show answer

b) loses very badly

Associated Words

condonebarefootcountdowncurfewprotect
discomfortabnormalitystrategywildlifecensus

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