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— William Blake

Tyger, tyger, burning bright

In the forests of the night,

What immortal hand or eye

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

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To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

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Dictionary Entry

shipwreck

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ship-rek/

The destruction of a ship at sea, or the wreckage of a ship.

In a Sentence

“The old pirate treasure was lost when their ship suffered a shipwreck during a violent storm.”

Origin

Middle English, from ship + wreck.

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Synonyms

wreckruindestructionsinkingcapsizingdisaster

Antonyms

successsurvivalsafe passageprosperitytriumph

Related Words

shipwrecksinkingmaritimenauticalcaptaincrewsalvage

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