to be laid waste by fire
1waste — [c]/weɪst / (say wayst) verb (wasted, wasting) –verb (t) 1. to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail; squander: to waste money; to waste time; to waste effort; to waste words. 2. to fail or neglect to use …
2lay waste to — verb cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion • Syn: ↑waste, ↑devastate, ↑desolate, ↑ravage, ↑scourge • Derivationally related forms: ↑scourge …
3Wars in A Song of Ice and Fire — The fictional history of George R. R. Martin s fantasy epic A Song of Ice and Fire includes a number of major wars.War of the First Men and the Children of the ForestThe original inhabitants of Westeros were the Children of the Forest, a… …
4Cities in A Song of Ice and Fire — Much of the action in George R.R. Martin s epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire takes place in and around various settlements and strongholds of note on the continent of Westeros. This page covers the cities in Westeros, as opposed to those …
5Early thermal weapons — were devices or substances used in warfare during the classical and medieval periods (approx 8th century BC until the mid 16th century AD) which used heat or burning action to destroy or damage enemy personnel, fortifications or territories.… …
6Dharma Raja of Travancore — Dharma Raja Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma [The names of members of Royal houses of Kerala usually succeeded their birth star (nal or nakshatra). Thiru added for respect. As most of the royal names were Rama varma, Kerala Varma, Raja Raja Varma,… …
7Pre-Columbian Discovery of America — Pre Columbian Discovery of America † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pre Columbian Discovery of America Of all the alleged discoveries of America before the time of Columbus, only the bold voyages of exploration of the fearless Vikings to… …
8Dharma Raja — Born 1724 Died 1798 Occupation Maharajah of Travancore Religion Hindu Kingdom of Travancore …
9Gaius Atilius Regulus (consul 257 BC) — C. Atilius M. f. M. n. Regulus Serranus (fl. 250 BC) was a Roman Republican consul who twice held the consulship in the middle of the 3rd century BC. His elder brother, father, and grandfather were all consuls.Regulus was consul for the first… …
10France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
