- 2. Stranded vessel, shipwrecked vessel.
Wreck, v. a.
- 1. Strand, founder, shipwreck, cast away.
- 2. Ruin, destroy, shipwreck, break, shatter, blight, blast.
Wrench, v. a.
- 1. Wrest, wring, twist.
- 2. Sprain, strain, distort.
Wrench, n.
- 1. Twist, wring.
- 2. Sprain, strain.
- 3. Screw-key.
Wrest, v. a.
- 1. Twist. See Wrench, v. a.
- 2. Pervert, strain, turn out of its true meaning, put a violent construction on.
Wrestle, v. n. Contend, strive, struggle.
Wrestling, n. Struggle, contention.
Wretch, n.
- 1. Pilgarlic, pariah, vagabond, out-cast, troglodyte, miserable being, unhappy being.
- 2. Miscreant, villain, knave, rogue, rascal, scoundrel, scapegrace, caitiff, ruffian, criminal.
Wretched, a.
- 1. Unhappy (on account of outward condition), forlorn, comfortless, woebegone, afflicted, distressed.
See Miserable.
- 2. Calamitous, afflictive, afflicting, deplorable, shocking, depressing, saddening, sad, sorrowful.