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 destroyer destroyer /dɪˈstrɔɪɝ/

noun

  1. () A small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship  ( guided missile destroyer , destroyer )
    a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
     The navy deployed a destroyer to patrol the coastline.
    The navy deployed a destroyer to patrol the coastline.
  2. A person who destroys, ruins or lays waste to  ( destroyer , ruiner , undoer , uprooter , waster )
    a person who destroys, ruins or lays waste to
     A destroyer of the environment
    a destroyer of the environment
     Jealousy was his undoer
    jealousy was his undoer
     Uprooters of gravestones
    uprooters of gravestones


 Narcissus pseudonarcissus Narcissus pseudonarcissus /nɑrˈsɪsəs ˌsudəˈnɑrsɪsəs/

noun

  1. Any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown  ( Narcissus pseudonarcissus , daffodil )
    any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
     The daffodils bloomed early this year and added a cheerful touch to the garden
    The daffodils bloomed early this year and added a cheerful touch to the garden


 hogchoker hogchoker /ˈhɔgˌtʃoʊkər/

noun

  1. Useless as food; in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and Panama  ( hogchoker , Trinectes maculatus )
    useless as food; in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and Panama


 self-taught art self-taught art /sɛlf tɔːt ɑːrt/

noun

  1. A genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists  ( naive art , outsider art , primitive art , self-taught art , vernacular art )
    a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists