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wreck
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- pronunciation:
- rek
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an action or event that results in great or total destruction.
His careless driving on the icy road caused a car wreck.- synonyms:
- smash
- similar words:
- accident, collision, crash
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| definition 2: |
what is left of something that has been destroyed or ruined.
The once beautiful ship is now just an old wreck on the bottom of the lake.
- synonyms:
- ruins, wreckage
- similar words:
- debris, remains, shipwreck
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
wrecks, wrecking, wrecked |
| definition 1: |
to ruin or destroy.
The fire wrecked two buildings.His mean words wrecked their friendship.- synonyms:
- destroy, ruin
- similar words:
- break, bust, devastate, shatter, smash, spoil, total
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| definition 2: |
to tear down or apart.
The town wrecked two old houses to build a new library.- synonyms:
- demolish, tear down
- similar words:
- dismantle, level
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| related words: |
crash, damage, muddle, ruin, trample |
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