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Word entry · 5 letters

wreck

Best crossword clue

"Ruined vehicle"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹɛk/Part of speech verb, nounSorted cekrwStarts with WEnds with K1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. smash or break forcefully

Word origin

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).

Used in a sentence

  • He was an emotional wreck after the death of his wife.
  • To the fair haven of my native home, / The vvreck of vvhat I was, fatigued I come, […]
  • In 2006, 18-year-old Nikki Catsouras was killed in a car wreck in Lake Forest.

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