break

Noun

break (plural breaks)

1. (countable) An instance of breaking something into two pieces.

   The femur has a clean break and so should heal easily.

2. (countable) A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.

   The sun came out in a break in the clouds.

3. (countable) A rest or pause, usually from work.

   Let’s take a five-minute break.

4. (countable) (tennis) (tennis) A game won by the receiving player or players (in case of a double).
5. (countable) (billiards) The first shot in a game of billiards
6. (countable) (snooker) The number of points scored by one player in one visit to the table
7. (countable) (surfing) Place where waves break (ie. pitch or spill forward creating white water).

   2005: The final break in the Greenmount area is Kirra Point. — coolangatta.net [1]

Synonyms:

• (intransitive: end up in two or more pieces): burst, bust, shatter, shear, smash, split
• (intransitive: of a bone): crack, fracture
• (intransitive: stop functioning): break down, bust, fail, go down (of a computer or computer network)
• (intransitive: interrupt): interrupt, pause
• (transitive: cause to end up in two or more pieces): shatter, smash
• (transitive: of a bone, intentionally): crack, fracture
• (transitive: of a bone, accidentially): crack, fracture
• (transitive: cause to malfunction or stop working altogether): bust
• (transitive: cause a person or animal to lose his/her/its will): subject, tame
• (transitive: do that which is forbidden by): contravene, go against, violate
• (  : a pause in a relationship.):

Antonyms:

• (intransitive: interrupt): carry on, [[continue]], go on, [[restart]], [[resume]]
• (transitive: cause to end up in two or more pieces): [[assemble]], [[join]], [[mend]], put together, [[repair]]

5 letters in word "break": A B E K R.

Anagrams of break:

• baker

• brake

• kebar

Words found within break:

ab ae ake ar arb are ark ba bake bar bare bark be beak bear berk bra brae ea ear er era erk ka kab kae kbar kea keb kerb krab rake re reak reb

Word lists related to break:

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Words starting with break
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Words formed from break by changing one letter
Words starting with break by next letter
Words that start with the letter b
Words that end in the letter k
Words starting with br
Words ending in ak
Words beginning with bre
Words that end with eak
5 letter words starting with b

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