| NOUN | artifact | shipwreck | a wrecked ship (or a part of one) |
|---|---|---|---|
| event | shipwreck | an irretrievable loss | |
| event | shipwreck, wreck | an accident that destroys a ship at sea | |
| VERB | social | shipwreck | ruin utterly |
| social | shipwreck | suffer failure, as in some enterprise | |
| perception | shipwreck | cause to experience shipwreck | |
| contact | shipwreck | destroy a ship |
| Sounds | shih'prehk | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aztec ... wreck: 41 rhymes with ehk... | |
| Meaning | A wrecked ship (or a part of one). | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | ship | A vessel that carries passengers or freight |
| Verbs | shipwreck | destroy a ship |
| shipwreck | cause to experience shipwreck | |
| Meaning | An irretrievable loss. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "that was the shipwreck of their romance" | |
| Broader | ruin, ruination | An event that results in destruction |
| Spanish | naufragio | |
| Verbs | shipwreck | ruin utterly |
| shipwreck | suffer failure, as in some enterprise | |
| Meaning | An accident that destroys a ship at sea. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | wreck | |
| Narrower | capsizing | (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water |
| Broader | accident | An unfortunate mishap |
| Spanish | naufragio | |
| Catalan | naufragi | |
| Verbs | shipwreck | destroy a ship |
| Meaning | ruin utterly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "You have shipwrecked my career" | |
| Broader | ruin | Destroy or cause to fail |
| Spanish | arruinar, destruir, estropear, hundir | |
| Catalan | enfonsar | |
| Nouns | shipwreck | an irretrievable loss |
| Meaning | Suffer failure, as in some enterprise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | fail, go wrong, miscarry | Be unsuccessful |
| Nouns | shipwreck | an irretrievable loss |
| Meaning | Cause to experience shipwreck. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea" | |
| Category | water travel, seafaring | travel by water |
| Broader | subject | Cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to |
| Spanish | naufragar | |
| Catalan | naufragar | |
| Nouns | shipwreck | a wrecked ship (or a part of one) |
| Meaning | Destroy a ship. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The vessel was shipwrecked" | |
| Broader | destroy, ruin | Destroy completely |
| Nouns | shipwreck | a wrecked ship (or a part of one) |
| shipwreck | an accident that destroys a ship at sea | |
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