Words that rhyme with sewin

n 1: the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast

n 1: a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox' 2: large ferocious bear of Eurasia [syn: brown bear, bruin, Ursus arctos]

n 1: an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family" [syn: ruin, ruination] 2: a ruined building; "they explored several Roman ruins" 3: the process of becoming dilapidated [syn: dilapidation, ruin] 4: an event that results in destruction [syn: ruin, ruination] 5: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation [syn: downfall, ruin, ruination] 6: destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined [syn: laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wrecking] v 1: destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" [syn: destroy, ruin] 2: destroy or cause to fail; "This behavior will ruin your chances of winning the election" 3: reduce to bankruptcy; "My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!"; "The slump in the financial markets smashed him" [syn: bankrupt, ruin, break, smash] 4: reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war" 5: deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village" [syn: deflower, ruin] 6: fall into ruin

n 1: the basic unit of money in China [syn: yuan, kwai] 2: the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368 [syn: Yuan, Yuan dynasty, Mongol dynasty]

n 1: British violinist (born in the United States) who began his career as a child prodigy in the 1920s (1916-1999) [syn: Menuhin, Yehudi Menuhin, Sir Yehudi Menuhin]