breaks
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Is breaks a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of breaks?
Definition
noun (English)
1. some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activityExamples: "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"Synonyms: break, interruption
2. an unexpected piece of good luckExamples: "he finally got his big break"Synonyms: break, good luck, happy chance
3. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the otherExamples: "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"Synonyms: break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift
4. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)Examples: "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"Synonyms: breach, break, falling out, rift, rupture, severance
5. a pause from doing something (as work)Examples: "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"Synonyms: break, recess, respite, time out
6. the act of breaking somethingExamples: "the breakage was unavoidable"Synonyms: break, breakage, breaking
verb (English)
1. terminateExamples: "She interrupted her pregnancy"; "break a lucky streak"; "break the cycle of poverty"Synonyms: break, interrupt
2. become separated into pieces or fragmentsExamples: "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"Synonyms: break, come apart, fall apart, separate, split up
3. render inoperable or ineffectiveExamples: "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"Synonyms: break
4. ruin completelyExamples: "He busted my radio!"Synonyms: break, bustAntonyms: repair
5. destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragmentsExamples: "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match"Synonyms: break
6. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promisesExamples: "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"Synonyms: breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violateAntonyms: keep
Definition source: Wiktionary