Definition of broken

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Broken (v. t.) Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship..

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Brokenly :: Brokenly (adv.) In a broken, interrupted manner; in a broken state; in broken language..
Bonesetter :: Bonesetter (n.) One who sets broken or dislocated bones; -- commonly applied to one, not a regular surgeon, who makes an occupation of setting bones..
Heart-whole :: Heart-whole (a.) With unbroken courage; undismayed.
Unbroken :: Unbroken (a.) Not broken; continuous; unsubdued; as, an unbroken colt..
Clifted :: Clifted (a.) Broken; fissured.
Broken :: Broken (v. t.) Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; as, a broken promise, vow, or contract; a broken law..
Infrangible :: Infrangible (a.) Not capable of being broken or separated into parts; as, infrangible atoms..
Aubin :: Aubin (n.) A broken gait of a horse, between an amble and a gallop; -- commonly called a Canterbury gallop..
Waister :: Waister (n.) A seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist of a vessel of war..
Cackling :: Cackling (n.) The broken noise of a goose or a hen.
Flamingo :: Flamingo (n.) Any bird of the genus Phoenicopterus. The flamingoes have webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if broken. Their color is usually red or pink. The American flamingo is P. ruber; the European is P. antiquorum..
Chip :: Chip (n.) A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece.
Stub :: Stub (n.) The short blunt part of anything after larger part has been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar..
Crepitation :: Crepitation (n.) A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone together, or by pressing upon cellular tissue containing air..
Rupert''s Drop :: Rupert's drop () A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first brought to England. Called also Rupert's ball, and glass tear..
Gurgle :: Gurgle (n.) The act of gurgling; a broken, bubbling noise. Tinkling gurgles..
Crush :: Crush (v. i.) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes easily..
Pock-broken :: Pock-broken (a.) Broken out, or marked, with smallpox; pock-fretten..
#NAME? :: -en () The termination of the past participle of many strong verbs; as, in broken, gotten, trodden..
Hog :: Hog (v. i.) To become bent upward in the middle, like a hog's back; -- said of a ship broken or strained so as to have this form..
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