Sink and Wreck

Sink

Sink verb - To become worse or of less value.

Wreck is a synonym for sink in help topic. In some cases you can use "Wreck" instead a verb "Sink", when it comes to topics like sea, destroy, fall in.

Nearby Words: sinking, sinker

Wreck

Wreck verb - To cause irreparable damage to (a ship) by running aground or sinking.

Sink is a synonym for wreck in help topic. You can use "Sink" instead a verb "Wreck", if it concerns topics such as ruin, sea, shipwreck.

Nearby Words: wrecked, wrecker, wreckage, wrecking

How words are described

old old sink old wreck
full full sink full wreck
complete complete sink complete wreck
actual actual sink actual wreck
Other adjectives: massive, flaming, broken, aforementioned.

Common collocations

life sink life wreck life
people sink people wreck people
body sink body wreck body
reputation sink reputation wreck reputation
Other words: career, place, deal, time, way, world, damage, ship, fleet, city, times, ships, cities.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Medal of Honor You stop a rail gun, sink a prototype U-Boat, kill Hitler's favorite colonel and destroy his mustard gas facility-slash-fortress, and then wreck his rocket facility.
  • Western Animation / Transformers Animated Bag of Holding: Swindle's "personal storage dimension" and Wreck-Gar's backpack, which contains (quite literally) everything and the kitchen sink.
  • Rummage Fail He manages to produces an incredible array of items, including a burnt-out cash register, a set of income tax forms, an uprooted kitchen sink, and even the original Wreck-Gar's motorcycle form!
    Source: Rummage Fail
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