Definition of wreck

"wreck" in the noun sense

1. wreck

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"

2. shipwreck, wreck

an accident that destroys a ship at sea

3. crash, wreck

a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles

"they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"

4. wreck

a ship that has been destroyed at sea

"wreck" in the verb sense

1. bust up, wreck, wrack

smash or break forcefully

"The kid busted up the car"

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Quotations for wreck

And in the wreck of noble lives
Something immortal still survives. [ Longfellow ]

A wreck on shore is a beacon at sea. [ Dutch Proverb ]

The withered frame, the ruined mind.
The wreck by passion left behind,
A shrivelled scroll, a scattered leaf,
Seared by the autumn blast of grief! [ Byron ]

The wreck of things will strike him unmoved. [ Horace ]

The stars shall fade away, the Sun himself
Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years;
But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth,
Unhurt amid the war of elements,
The wreck of matter, and the crash of worlds. [ Joseph Addison ]

The immortal mind, superior to his fate.
Amid the outrage of external things,
Firm as the solid base of this great world.
Rests on his own foundation. Blow, ye winds!
Ye waves! ye thunders! roll your tempests on!
Shake, ye old pillars of the marble sky!
Till at its orbs and all its worlds of fire
Be loosen'd from their seats; yet still serene,
The unconquer'd mind looks down upon the wreck;
And ever stronger as the storms advance,
Firm through the closing ruin holds his way,
When nature calls him to the destined goal. [ Akenside ]

Rocks whereon greatest men have oftest wreck'd. [ Milton ]

A rusty nail, placed near the faithful compass,
Will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy. [ Scott ]

Lose the habit of hard labour with its manliness, and then,
Comes the wreck of all you hope for in the wreck of noble men. [ Dr. Walter Smith ]

The mind profits by the wreck of every passion, and we may measure our road to wisdom by the sorrow we have undergone. [ Edward Bulwer-Lytton ]

wreck in Scrabble®

The word wreck is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters wreck:

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word wreck

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The 71 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In wreck

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wreck in Words With Friends™

The word wreck is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters wreck:

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All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word wreck

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The 84 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In wreck

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Words within the letters of wreck

2 letter words in wreck (2 words)

4 letter words in wreck (1 word)

5 letter words in wreck (1 word)

wreck + 1 blank (2 words)

wreck + 2 blanks (5 words)

Words containing the sequence wreck

Words that end with wreck (2 words)

Word Growth involving wreck

Shorter words in wreck

re

Longer words containing wreck

shipwreck shipwrecked

shipwreck shipwrecking

shipwreck shipwrecks

wreckage wreckages

wrecked shipwrecked

wrecker housewrecker housewreckers

wrecker wreckers housewreckers

wreckfish wreckfishes

wrecking shipwrecking

wrecks shipwrecks