wreck
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Sense: Noun: act of wrecking
Synonyms:
ruin Collocations, destruction Collocations, demolition, razing, breaking up, ruination, smash Collocations, smashing, breakdown, bust Collocations, crash Collocations, collapse Collocations, devastation, undoing
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creation Collocations, restoration Collocations, mending, repair Collocations, recovery Collocations, construction Collocations, building Collocations, assembly Collocations, production Collocations, conservation, regeneration, renovation, make-over
Sense: Noun: anything wrecked
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wreckage Collocations, ruins, remains, debris Collocations, waste Collocations, shreds, skeleton Collocations, scattered parts, pieces, shards, husk, hulk, empty shell
Antonyms:
jewel Collocations, gem Collocations, salvage Collocations, treasure Collocations, booty Collocations, prized possession, finished product, whole piece
Sense: Noun: shipwreck
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floating Collocations, rescue Collocations, salvaging, miracle Collocations, recovery Collocations, setting afloat
Sense: Noun: accident - US
Synonyms:
crash Collocations, car crash, collision, smash Collocations, smash-up , pileup , pile-up , fender bender , bump, car wreck , train wreck , RTA , road traffic accident, road accident
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Sense: Noun: person in poor condition
Synonyms:
mess Collocations , goner , nervous wreck, skin and bones, empty shell, husk, a shadow of your former self, overworked person, washout
Antonyms:
curable, healthy Collocations, healthy person, as fit as a fiddle, in fine shape, in good health, fit Collocations
Sense: Verb: bring to ruin
Synonyms:
bring to ruin, ruin Collocations, destroy Collocations, spoil Collocations, mangle, smash Collocations, tear down, raze, break Collocations, split Collocations, batter Collocations, total Collocations , trash Collocations , screw up , cock up , bugger , fuck up , shatter Collocations, mess up, tear sth to pieces, put sth out of commission, efface, bash in, devastate, injure Collocations, impair Collocations, disfigure, render sth useless
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repair Collocations, restore Collocations, refurbish Collocations, service Collocations, rebuild, mend Collocations, revamp Collocations, save Collocations, preserve Collocations, fix Collocations, put in working order, patch up, put back together, be gentle with, make over, do over
Sense: Verb: shipwreck
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shipwreck, capsize, sink Collocations, founder Collocations, run aground, scuttle, go under, overturn, be dashed on the rocks, crash Collocations
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float Collocations, stay afloat, resurface, drift Collocations, rise Collocations, tread water, run like clockwork