Wrack

Noun

 * 1)  revenge, persecution
 * 2)  ruin, destruction
 * 3) the remains; a wreck

Noun

 * 1)  remnant from a shipwreck as washed ashore, or the right to claim such items
 * 2) any marine vegetation cast up on shore, especially seaweed of the genus Fucus
 * 3) weeds, vegetation or rubbish floating on a river or pond

Derived terms

 * channelled wrack
 * flat wrack
 * spiral wrack

Verb

 * 1)  to wreck, especially a ship (usually in passive)

Thesaurus
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