Definition of shipwreck

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  • shipwreck is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 23
  • shipwreck is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 23
  • shipwreck is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 24

Definition of shipwreck

  • an accident that destroys a ship at sea (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. wreck
  • an irretrievable loss (noun)

    Examples

    1. that was the shipwreck of their romance
  • a wrecked ship (or a part of one) (noun)
  • cause to experience shipwreck (verb)

    Examples

    1. They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea
  • destroy a ship (verb)

    Examples

    1. The vessel was shipwrecked
  • ruin utterly (verb)

    Examples

    1. You have shipwrecked my career
  • suffer failure, as in some enterprise (verb)

See definition of shipwreck in Merriam Webster