Dictionary Check: shipwreck

"shipwreck" is a valid word!

Scrabble 23 points
Words with Friends 24 points

Definition

noun

a wrecked ship (or a part of one)

noun

an irretrievable loss

Example: "that was the shipwreck of their romance"
noun

an accident that destroys a ship at sea

Synonyms:
verb

ruin utterly

Example: "You have shipwrecked my career"
verb

suffer failure, as in some enterprise

verb

cause to experience shipwreck

Example: "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea"

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