Crack and Wreck

Crack

Crack noun - An irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure.

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Wreck and crack are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wreck" instead the word "Crack" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: cracked, cracking, crackle, cracker, crackled

Wreck noun - The portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed.

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Crack and wreck are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crack" instead the word "Wreck" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: wrecked, wrecker, wreckage, wrecking

complete	complete crack	complete wreck
utter	utter crack	utter wreck
total	total crack	total wreck
actual	actual crack	actual wreck
Other adjectives: massive, serious, absolute, flaming.

Afterward, Enid says she preferred her when she was was an "alcoholic crack addict" and that getting into a car wreck turned her into "Little Miss Perfect" overnight.

Source: Comic Book / Ghost World
The Wreck-it-Ralph/Vanellope Von Schweetz pairing is usually called "Jawbreakers", possibly as a reference to the scene where Ralph manages to crack open one of these giant, seemingly unbreakable candies.

Source: Idiosyncratic Ship Naming

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