Wrack — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

dried seaweed especially that cast ashore

the destruction or collapse of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈæk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈak/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈak/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈæk/.

Examples

wrack and ruin
The kid busted up the car

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bust up sea wrack wreck rack

Parts of Speech

noun	dried seaweed especially that cast ashore
noun	the destruction or collapse of something “wrack and ruin”
noun	growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp
verb	smash or break forcefully “The kid busted up the car”

Word Forms

wrack	verb	smash or break forcefully
wreck	noun	something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
wrecker	noun	someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job
wreckage	noun	the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
wrecking	noun	destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
wrack	noun	the destruction or collapse of something

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

varech

algues séchées surtout celles jetées à terre

🇪🇸Spanish

estante

algas secas, especialmente las que se arrojan a la orilla

🇮🇹Italian

rovina

alghe secche, soprattutto quelle gettate a terra

🇳🇱Dutch

verwoesten

gedroogd zeewier, vooral dat aan land geworpen

🇵🇹Portuguese

destruir

algas secas, especialmente aquelas lançadas em terra

🇷🇺Russian

крушение

сушеные водоросли, особенно выброшенные на берег

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कूचा

सूखे समुद्री शैवाल, विशेषकर जो किनारे पर फेंके गए हों

🇮🇳Tamil

முறிவு

காய்ந்த கடற்பாசி குறிப்பாக கரையில் வீசப்பட்டவை

🇮🇳Telugu

ధ్వంసం

ఎండిన సముద్రపు పాచి ముఖ్యంగా ఒడ్డుకు విసిరివేయబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

रॅक

वाळलेल्या समुद्री शैवाल विशेषतः त्या कास्ट किनाऱ्यावर

🇮🇳Gujarati

રેક

સૂકા સીવીડ ખાસ કરીને તે કાસ્ટ કિનારે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಧ್ವಂಸ

ಒಣಗಿದ ಕಡಲಕಳೆ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ತೀರಕ್ಕೆ ಎಸೆಯಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തകരുക

ഉണങ്ങിയ കടൽപ്പായൽ, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് കരയിലേക്ക് വലിച്ചെറിയപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੈਕ

ਸੁੱਕਿਆ ਸੀਵੀਡ ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਉਸ ਕੰਢੇ 'ਤੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹوٹنا

خشک سمندری سوار خاص طور پر جو ساحل پر کاسٹ کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

残骸

干海藻，尤其是抛岸的海藻

🇯🇵Japanese

ひび割れ

乾燥海苔、特に漂着したもの

🇰🇷Korean

난파선

특히 해변에 던져진 말린 해초

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tàn phá

đặc biệt là rong biển khô được thả lên bờ

🇹🇭Thai

พินาศ

สาหร่ายทะเลแห้งโดยเฉพาะที่ขึ้นฝั่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebobrokan

rumput laut kering khususnya yang dibuang ke darat

🇵🇭Filipino

sirain

pinatuyong seaweed lalo na na itinapon sa pampang

🇲🇾Malay

hancur

rumpai laut kering terutamanya yang dibuang ke darat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حطام

الأعشاب البحرية المجففة وخاصة تلك التي يتم إلقاؤها على الشاطئ

🇮🇷Persian

خراب کردن

جلبک دریایی خشک شده مخصوصاً که در ساحل ریخته می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yıkıntı

özellikle kıyıya dökülen kurutulmuş deniz yosunu

🇮🇱Hebrew

חבל

אצות מיובשות במיוחד שהושלכו לחוף

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