wrecking balls
Swinging demolition spheres
Wrecking balls are heavy steel spheres suspended from cranes, swung to demolish buildings.
The mass and momentum concentrate tremendous force at the point of impact.
Figuratively, a wrecking ball is anything that destroys indiscriminately: She came through the department like a wrecking ball.
The singular form is more common even when describing the general tool.
Act of completely ruining
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- upheavalViolent disturbance of order
rampage · tornado · unstoppable · powerful · crushing · smashing · obliteration · force of nature
Lifter or wader
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- chainLinked segments forming length
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- swingSuspended recreational seat
momentum · impact · mass · gravity · kinetic energy · velocity · arc · suspension
Complete structural demolition
- teardownDeliberate structure removal
- bulldozingDemolishing by pushing over
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
- destructionAct of completely ruining
ruins · collapse · rubble · debris · clearing · leveling · gutting · deconstruction
- music videoVisual companion to songs
- songMusical piece with words
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- viralSpreading quickly online
performance · 2013 · provocative · ballad · heartbreak · controversial · MTV · chart-topper
destruction
Act of completely ruining
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
upheaval · rampage · tornado · unstoppable · powerful · crushing · smashing · obliteration · force of nature · bulldozer
crane
Lifter or wader
swing · momentum · impact · mass · gravity · kinetic energy · velocity · arc · suspension · rigging
razing
Complete structural demolition
- teardownDeliberate structure removal
- bulldozingDemolishing by pushing over
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
destruction · ruins · collapse · rubble · debris · clearing · leveling · gutting · deconstruction · site
Miley Cyrus
- music videoVisual companion to songs
- songMusical piece with words
- anthemOfficial song of praise
viral · performance · 2013 · provocative · ballad · heartbreak · controversial · MTV · chart-topper
- heavy equipmentexcavator, excavators, bulldozers, loader, backhoe
- destroyersdestroyers, guided missile, torpedo tubes, hull, stern
wrecking ballsfoundations
Structural bases below ground
scaffolding · cornerstones · cement mixers · building blocks · mortar
wrecking ballsprecision tools
Equipment for accurate work
scalpels · surgical instruments · laser cutters · tweezers · microtools
wrecking ballspreservation efforts
Activities to protect from loss
protective barriers · reinforcements · buttresses · stabilizers · safeguards
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