SHIPWRECK as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
    Hypernyms(s) shipwreck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • an accident that destroys a ship at sea
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) shipwreck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • an irretrievable loss
    Usage Example(s)
    • that was the shipwreck of their romance
    Hypernyms(s) shipwreck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

SHIPWRECK as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • destroy a ship
    Usage Example(s)
    • The vessel was shipwrecked
    Hypernyms(s) shipwreck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • cause to experience shipwreck
    Usage Example(s)
    • They were shipwrecked in one of the mysteries at sea
    Hypernyms(s) shipwreck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • suffer failure, as in some enterprise
    Hypernyms(s) shipwreck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • ruin utterly
    Usage Example(s)
    • You have shipwrecked my career
    Hypernyms(s) shipwreck is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)