wreck vs destroy

wreck is a noun but destroy is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wreck	Yes	No	Yes	No
destroy	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, destroy is a hypernym of wreck; that is, destroy is a word with a broader meaning than wreck:

Other hypernyms of wreck include ruin.

wreck (noun)	destroy (noun)
a ship that has been destroyed at sea
a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
an accident that destroys a ship at sea
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

wreck (verb)	destroy (verb)
smash or break forcefully	defeat soundly and humiliatingly
	destroy completely; damage irreparably
	put (an animal) to death
	do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of