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wrack

23 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) wrack (noun)
  2. 2) wrack (noun)
  3. 3) wrack (verb)
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  7. rack (noun)
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  10. rack (noun)
  11. rack (noun)
  12. wrack grass (noun)
  13. black wrack (noun)
  14. bladder wrack (noun)
  15. buckey-wrack (noun)
  16. channeled wrack (noun)
  17. flat wrack (noun)
  18. grass wrack (noun)
  19. horn wrack (noun)
  20. knobbed wrack (noun)
  21. lady wrack (noun)
  22. notched wrack (noun)
  23. sea wrack (noun)

1wrack

noun \ˈrak\

Definition of WRACK

1
a : a wrecked ship b : wreckage c : wreck d dialect : the violent destruction of a structure, machine, or vehicle
2
a : marine vegetation; especially : kelp b : dried seaweeds

Origin of WRACK

Middle English wrak, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; akin to Old English wræc something driven by the sea
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Nautical Terms

avast, aweigh, flotsam, jib, keel, lee, port, starboard, stay

Rhymes with WRACK

back, black, Braque, clack, claque, crack, flack, flak, hack, jack, knack, lac, lack, lakh, mac, Mac, pack, plaque, quack, rack, sac, sack, sacque, shack, slack, smack, snack, stack, tach, tack, thwack, track, Wac, wack, whack, yak

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