shipwreck

Noun

a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
an irretrievable loss
- "that was the shipwreck of their romance"
an accident that destroys a ship at sea
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains.
An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
Destruction; disaster; failure; ruin; irretrievable loss.

Verb

ruin utterly
- "You have shipwrecked my career"
suffer failure, as in some enterprise
cause to experience shipwreck
- "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"
destroy a ship
- "The vessel was shipwrecked"
To wreck a boat through a collision or other mishap.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English shipwrak, from Old English sċipwræc (“jetsam”), equivalent to ship + wrack. Cognate with Scots schip-wrak (“to shipwreck”, verb), Swedish skeppsvrak (“shipwreck”), Danish skibsvrag (“shipwreck”). Modern form is due to influence from wreck.

Synonyms

shipbreach, wreck

Scrabble Score: 23

shipwreck is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
shipwreck is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shipwreck is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

shipwreck is a valid Words With Friends word