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wreck β€” a vehicle or ship that has been destroyed or badly damaged

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a vehicle or ship that has been destroyed or badly damaged

Pronunciation (IPA): /rek/

Example Sentences

  • My diet plan became a complete wreck when I discovered the pizza buffet.
  • The hurricane wrecked the coastal town.
  • She looked like a wreck after staying up all night studying.

wreck

NOUN

[/rek/]

a vehicle or ship that has been destroyed or badly damaged

Emergency workers approach the car wreck on the highway
πŸ’‘ Concept

Emergency workers approach the car wreck on the highway

Check every piece of the wrecked deck!
🎡 Rhyme

Check every piece of the wrecked deck!

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🎀Pronunciation

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ US/rek/
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ UK/rek/

🌳Etymology

Rootwreck

Origin

From Old Norse 'vrek' meaning 'wreckage' or 'goods cast up by the sea', related to 'vreka' meaning 'to drive or push'. The word entered Middle English through Norman French influence and Scandinavian contact during the medieval period.

Breakdown

wreck (noun/verb) - a single morpheme with no internal breakdown; the word itself comes directly from Old Norse 'vrek' without productive English affixes

🎡Rhyme

checkdeckneckspec
check
deck
neck
spec

πŸ”—Collocations

car wreck
shipwreck
nervous wreck
wreck havoc
total wreck
train wreck

πŸ“Examples

πŸ˜„ Fun example

β€œMy diet plan became a complete wreck when I discovered the pizza buffet.”

β€œThe hurricane wrecked the coastal town.”

β€œShe looked like a wreck after staying up all night studying.”

β€œDon't wreck your chances by being late to the interview.”

πŸ“šRelated Words

Synonyms

destroyruindemolishdevastatedamage

Antonyms

repairfixrestore

Related

crashcollisiondebrissalvagedisaster

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