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ship·wreck
 shipwreck
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- pronunciation:
- shIp
rek
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the destruction or loss of a ship, as by being thrown against rocks or broken up in a storm.
- similar words:
- wreck
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| definition 2: |
the remains of a grounded, wrecked, or sunken ship.
- similar words:
- wreck
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| definition 3: |
unforeseen destruction; ruin.
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| related words: |
wreck |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
shipwrecks, shipwrecking, shipwrecked |
| definition 1: |
to cause (a ship) to be wrecked or sunk.
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| definition 2: |
to bring unforeseen destruction or ruin to.
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| definition 3: |
to strand or make suffer because of a shipwreck.
They were shipwrecked on a tiny island. |
| related words: |
scuttle |
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