Wreaker
to inflict or execute (punishment, vengeance, etc.):
they wreaked havoc on the enemy.
to carry out the promptings of (one’s rage, ill humor, will, desire, etc.), as on a victim or object:
he wreaked his anger on the office staff.
historical examples
ulysses james joyce
verb (transitive)
to inflict (vengeance, etc) or to cause (chaos, etc): to wreak havoc on the enemy
to express, or gratify (anger, hatred, etc)
(archaic) to take vengeance for
v.
Read Also:
- Wreathe
to encircle or adorn with or as with a wreath. to form as a wreath by twisting or twining. to surround in curving or curling m-sses or form. to envelop: a face wreathed in smiles. to take the form of a wreath or wreaths. to move in curving or curling m-sses, as smoke. historical examples […]
- Wreathed-column
a column having a twisted or spiral form.
- Wreathy
having the shape of a wreath: wreathy clouds.
- Wreathing
a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet. any ringlike, curving, or curling m-ss or formation: a wreath of clouds. a curved section of a handrail. also called wreathpiece. a curved section of a string. to wreathe. to encircle or […]
- Wreckfish
a large brown fish, polyprion americ-n-s, of the sea b-ss family, inhabiting the mediterranean sea and tropical atlantic ocean, often occurring in groups near wrecks. noun (pl) -fish, -fishes another name for stone b-ss