Wreck and Reek and Wreak

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wreck

/rek/

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noun

1. 1.

   the destruction of a ship at sea; a shipwreck.

   
   
   

   "the survivors of the wreck"

   
   

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   destruction, sinking, wrecking; More

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verb

1. 1.

   cause the destruction of (a ship) by sinking or breaking up.

   
   
   

   "he was drowned when his ship was wrecked"

   
   

   synonyms:

   shipwreck, sink, capsize, run aground, break up "he was drowned when his ship was wrecked"

wreak

/rēk/

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verb

1. cause (a large amount of damage or harm).

   
   
   

   "torrential rainstorms wreaked havoc yesterday"

   
   

   synonyms:

   inflict, create, cause, result in, effect, engender, bring about, perpetrate, unleash, vent, bestow, deal out, mete out, serve out, administer, carry out, deliver, apply, lay on, impose, exact;  rareeffectuate "these policies would wreak havoc on the British economy"

   • inflict (vengeance).

     
     
     

     "they would soon have a chance to wreak their revenge on the enemy"
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     avenge (someone who has been wronged).

     
     
     

     "grant me some knight to wreak me for my son"

   
   

reek

/rēk/

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verb

verb: reek; 3rd person present: reeks; past tense: reeked; past participle: reeked; gerund or present participle: reeking

1. 1.

   smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink.

   
   
   

   "the yard reeked of wet straw and stale horse manure"

   
   

   synonyms:

   stink, smell, smell bad/disgusting, give off a bad smell, stink/smell to high heaven "the whole place reeked of cheap perfume"

   • be suggestive of something unpleasant or undesirable.

     
     
     

     "the speeches reeked of anti-Semitism"
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     give off smoke, steam, or fumes.

     
     
     

     "while temples crash, and towers in ashes reek"

noun

noun: reek

1. 1.

   a foul smell.

   
   
   

   "the reek of cattle dung"

   
   

   synonyms:

   stink, bad smell, foul smell, stench, taint, effluvium; More

2. 2.

   SCOTTISH

   smoke.

Minors and Miners

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mi·nor

/ˈmīnər/

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adjective

1. 1.

   lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance.

   
   
   

   "minor alterations"

   
   

   synonyms:

   slight, small; More
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   MUSIC

   (of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth, and the seventh and eighth.

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noun

1. 1.

   a person under the age of full legal responsibility.

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   child, infant, youth; More
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   MUSIC

   a minor key, interval, or scale.

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verb

NORTH AMERICAN

1. 1.

   study or qualify in as a subsidiary subject at college or university.

miner

[ mahy-ner ]

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noun

Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mineproducing coal or metallic ores.

a mechanical device used in mining:a miner for extracting ores from the ocean floor.

any of several Australian birds of the genus Manorina, feeding on honey and typicallyhaving a loud call.

any of various insect larvae that create tunnels in the parenchyma of leaves.

(formerly) a person who places or lays military or naval mines.

Airing and Erring

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air·ing

/ˈeriNG/

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noun

noun: airing; plural noun: airings

1. 1.

   an exposure to warm or fresh air, for the purpose of ventilating or removing dampness from something.

   
   
   

   "somebody had given the place a thorough airing"

   
   

   synonyms:

   ventilating, ventilation, aerating, aeration, freshening, refreshing, cooling, air conditioning "we should give the place a good airing before we go"

   • a walk or outing to take air or exercise.

     
     
     

     "taking the baby out for an airing"

     
     

     synonyms:

     stroll, walk, saunter, turn, jaunt, amble; More

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   a public expression of an opinion or subject.

   
   
   

   "these are ideas I feel might be worth an airing"

   
   

   synonyms:

   expression, voicing, venting, ventilation, articulation, statement, declaration; More

   • a transmission of a television or radio program.

     synonymerring adjective adjective: erring having failed to adhere to the proper or accepted standards; having done wrong. "she took her erring husband back because she loved him and thought he would change" err /er,ər/ verb FORMAL gerund or present participle: erring be mistaken or incorrect; make a mistake. "the judge had erred in ruling that the evidence was inadmissible" synonyms: make a mistake, be wrong, be in error, be mistaken, mistake, make a blunder, blunder, be incorrect, be inaccurate, misjudge, miscalculate, get things/something/it wrong, bark up the wrong tree, get the wrong end of the stick, be wide of the mark; More antonyms: be right, innocent, well behaved fail to adhere to the proper or accepted standards; do wrong. "he has erred and strayed as many of us have" synonyms: misbehave, do wrong, go wrong, behave badly, misconduct oneself, be bad, be naughty, get up to mischief, get up to no good, act up, act badly, give someone trouble, cause someone trouble; More s:

     broadcast, transmission, televising, showing, relaying, telecast, dissemination; informalscreening "I hope the BBC gives the play another airing very soon"