wreck

Meanings

Plural: wrecks

Noun

something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
- "the house was a wreck when they bought it"
- "thanks to that quack I am a human wreck"
an accident that destroys a ship at sea
a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
a ship that has been destroyed at sea
Something or someone that has been ruined.
The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down.
An event in which something is damaged through collision.
An event in which something is damaged through collision.
A shipwreck: an event in which a ship is heavily damaged or destroyed.
Goods, etc. cast ashore by the sea after a shipwreck.
A large number of birds that have been brought to the ground, injured or dead, by extremely adverse weather.

Verb

smash or break forcefully
To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.
To ruin or dilapidate.
To plunder goods from wrecked ships.
To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts.
To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on.
To be involved in a wreck; to be damaged or destroyed.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wrek, from Anglo-Norman wrek, from Old Norse *wrek (Norwegian and Icelandic rek, Swedish vrak, Danish vrag), from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną, whence also Old English wrecan (English wreak), Old High German rehhan, Old Saxon wrekan, Gothic 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (wrikan).

Synonyms

basket case, mess, bust up, crash, ruins, shipwreck, wrack

Antonyms

build, construct, make, produce

Scrabble Score: 14

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

wreck is a valid Words With Friends word