NOUN
  • Definition - An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
  • Example - The femur has a clean break and so should heal easily.
  • Definition - A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
  • Example - He waited minutes for a break in the traffic to cross the highway.
  • Definition - A rest or pause, usually from work.
  • Example - Let’s take a five-minute break.
  • Definition - A time for students to talk or play.
  • Example - Let’s take a five-minute break.
  • Definition - A short holiday.
  • Example - a weekend break on the Isle of Wight
  • Definition - A temporary split with a romantic partner.
  • Example - I think we need a break.
  • Definition - An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
  • Example - I think we need a break.
  • Definition - A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.
  • Example - big break
  • Definition - The beginning (of the morning).
  • Example - at the break of day
  • Definition - An act of escaping.
  • Example - It was a clean break.
  • Definition - The separation between lines, paragraphs or pages of a written text.
  • Example - It was a clean break.
  • Definition - A keystroke or other signal that causes a program to terminate or suspend execution.
  • Example - It was a clean break.
  • Definition - A point or condition in a program at which operation may be suspended during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated. A breakpoint.
  • Example - It was a clean break.
  • Definition - A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.
  • Example - It was a clean break.
  • Definition - :
  • Example - It was a clean break.
  • Definition - A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the footman's behind.
  • Example - It was a clean break.
  • Definition - (equitation) A sharp bit or snaffle.
  • Example - It was a clean break.
  • Definition - A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.
  • Example - The fiddle break was amazing; it was a pity the singer came back in on the wrong note.
  • Definition - The point in the musical scale at which a woodwind instrument is designed to overblow, that is, to move from its lower to its upper register.
  • Example - Crossing the break smoothly is one of the first lessons the young clarinettist needs to master.
  • Definition - Usu. plural An area along a river that features steep banks, bluffs, or gorges (e.g., Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, US).
  • Example - Crossing the break smoothly is one of the first lessons the young clarinettist needs to master.
VERB
  • Definition - To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
  • Example - If the vase falls to the floor, it might break.
  • Definition - To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
  • Example - Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?
  • Definition - To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.
  • Example - Her child's death broke Angela.
  • Definition - To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.
  • Example - My heart is breaking.
  • Definition - To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.
  • Example - I had won four games in a row, but now you've broken my streak of luck.
  • Definition - To ruin financially.
  • Example - The recession broke some small businesses.
  • Definition - To violate, to not adhere to.
  • Example - He broke his vows by cheating on his wife.
  • Definition - (of a fever) To pass the most dangerous part of the illness; to go down, in terms of temperature.
  • Example - Susan's fever broke at about 3 AM, and the doctor said the worst was over.
  • Definition - (of a spell of settled weather) To end.
  • Example - The forecast says the hot weather will break by midweek.
  • Definition - (of a storm) To begin; to end.
  • Example - Around midday the storm broke, and the afternoon was calm and sunny.
  • Definition - (of morning, dawn, day etc.) To arrive.
  • Example - Morning has broken.
  • Definition - To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.
  • Example - Changing the rules to let white have three extra queens would break chess.
  • Definition - To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
  • Example - Did you two break the trolley by racing with it?
  • Definition - To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
  • Example - break a seal
  • Definition - To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.
  • Example - The cavalry were not able to break the British squares.
  • Definition - (of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.
  • Example - The cavalry were not able to break the British squares.
  • Definition - To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.
  • Example - The cavalry were not able to break the British squares.
  • Definition - To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily.
  • Example - Let's break for lunch.
  • Definition - To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.
  • Example - He survived the jump out the window because the bushes below broke his fall.
  • Definition - To disclose or make known an item of news, etc.
  • Example - I don't know how to break this to you, but your cat is not coming back.
  • Definition - (of a sound) To become audible suddenly.
  • Example - I don't know how to break this to you, but your cat is not coming back.
  • Definition - To change a steady state abruptly.
  • Example - His coughing broke the silence.
  • Definition - To suddenly become.
  • Example - The arrest was standard, when suddenly the suspect broke ugly.
  • Definition - Of a male voice, to become deeper at puberty.
  • Example - The arrest was standard, when suddenly the suspect broke ugly.
  • Definition - Of a voice, to alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men generally to go up, in women sometimes to go down; to crack.
  • Example - His voice breaks when he gets emotional.
  • Definition - To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
  • Example - He broke the men's 100-meter record.
  • Definition - :
  • Example - He broke the men's 100-meter record.
  • Definition - (most often in the passive tense) To demote, to reduce the military rank of.
  • Example - He broke the men's 100-meter record.
  • Definition - To end (a connection), to disconnect.
  • Example - I couldn't hear a thing he was saying, so I broke the connection and called him back.
  • Definition - (of an emulsion) To demulsify.
  • Example - I couldn't hear a thing he was saying, so I broke the connection and called him back.
  • Definition - To counter-attack
  • Example - I couldn't hear a thing he was saying, so I broke the connection and called him back.
  • Definition - To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate.
  • Example - I couldn't hear a thing he was saying, so I broke the connection and called him back.
  • Definition - To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
  • Example - I couldn't hear a thing he was saying, so I broke the connection and called him back.
  • Definition - To fail in business; to become bankrupt.
  • Example - I couldn't hear a thing he was saying, so I broke the connection and called him back.
  • Definition - To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.
  • Example - to break flax
  • Definition - To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
  • Example - to break flax
  • Definition - To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait.
  • Example - to break into a run or gallop
  • Definition - To fall out; to terminate friendship.
  • Example - to break into a run or gallop
  • Definition - To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.
  • Example - to break into a run or gallop
  • Definition - To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.
  • Example - to break into a run or gallop
Words in your word
5 Letter Words
baker 11 brake 11 break 11 kebar 11
4 Letter Words
bake 10 bark 10 beak 10 berk 10 kbar 10 kerb 10 rake 8 bare 6 bear 6 brae 6
3 Letter Words
kab 9 ark 7 kae 7 kea 7 arb 5 bar 5 bra 5 reb 5 are 3 ear 3 era 3
2 Letter Words
ka 6 ab 4 ba 4 be 4 ae 2 ar 2 er 2 re 2
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