wrecks

Meaning of wrecks

plural noun
  1. the destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck.
    the survivors of the wreck
  2. something, especially a vehicle or building, that has been badly damaged or destroyed.
    the plane was reduced to a smouldering wreck
    the wreck of their marriage
  3. a person whose physical or mental health or strength has failed.
    the scandal left the family emotional wrecks
verb, 3rd person present
  1. destroy or severely damage (a structure, vehicle, or similar).
    the blast wrecked 100 houses
  2. cause the destruction of (a ship) by sinking or breaking up.
    he was drowned when his ship was wrecked
  3. engage in breaking up (badly damaged vehicles) or demolishing (old buildings) to obtain usable spares or scrap.
    police began handing out warnings to people wrecking cars without a license

Middle English (as a legal term denoting wreckage washed ashore): from Anglo-Norman French wrec, from the base of Old Norse reka ‘to drive’; related to wreak.

Information about wrecks

  • The singular form of wrecks is: wreck.
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Hyphenation of wrecks

wrecks

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • wrecks is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

wrecks synonyms

Meaning the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired:

destruction

Meaning go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged:

sinking

Meaning the action of causing the destruction of a ship in order to steal the cargo:

wrecking

Meaning great destruction or damage:

devastation

Meaning the action or fact of ruining someone or something or of being ruined:

ruination

Meaning the remains of a building, typically an old one that has suffered much damage or disintegration:

ruin, ruins

Meaning the action or process of demolishing or being demolished:

demolition

Meaning excellent; wonderful:

smashing

Meaning very shocking or upsetting:

shattering

Meaning the process of losing cohesion or strength:

disintegration

Meaning the remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed:

wreckage

Meaning scattered pieces of rubbish or remains:

debris

Meaning waste or debris of any kind:

detritus

Meaning a part of something that is left over when other parts have been completed, used, or dealt with:

remainder

Meaning the parts left over after other parts have been removed, used, or destroyed:

remains

Meaning a part or quantity that is left after the greater part has been used, removed, or destroyed:

remnants

Meaning a small part broken off or separated from something:

fragments

Meaning a portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole:

pieces

Meaning an object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical interest:

relics

Meaning comprehensively refute (an argument or its proponent):

demolish

Meaning cause (a vehicle) to collide violently with something:

crash

Meaning violently break (something) into pieces:

smash

Meaning inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function:

damage

Meaning end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it:

destroy

Meaning take (a machine or structure) to pieces:

dismantle

Meaning deliberately destroy or damage (public or private property):

vandalize

Meaning spoil the surface or appearance of (something), for example by drawing or writing on it:

deface

Meaning treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect:

desecrate

Meaning deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage:

sabotage

Meaning crash (a motor vehicle or aircraft):

prang

Meaning damage or destroy:

trash

Meaning damage (something, typically a vehicle) beyond repair; wreck:

total

Meaning (of a person or ship) suffer a shipwreck:

shipwreck

Meaning cause to fail:

sink

Meaning (of a boat) be overturned in the water:

capsize

Words that rhyme with wrecks

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