Definition of broken

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Broken (v. t.) Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken tradesman..

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Belemnite :: Belemnite (n.) A conical calcareous fossil, tapering to a point at the lower extremity, with a conical cavity at the other end, where it is ordinarily broken; but when perfect it contains a small chambered cone, called the phragmocone, prolonged, on one side, into a delicate concave blade; the thunderstone. It is the internal shell of a cephalopod related to the sepia, and belonging to an extinct family. The belemnites are found in rocks of the Jurassic and Cretaceous ages..
Jet :: "Jet (n.) The sprue of a type, which is broken from it when the type is cold..
Broken :: Broken (v. t.) Subdued; humbled; contrite.
Tough :: Tough (superl.) Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong; as, tough sinews..
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..
Unbacked :: Unbacked (a.) Never mounted by a rider; unbroken.
Broken :: Broken (v. t.) Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; as, a broken promise, vow, or contract; a broken law..
Catagmatic :: Catagmatic (a.) Having the quality of consolidating broken bones.
Wound :: Wound (n.) An injury to the person by which the skin is divided, or its continuity broken; a lesion of the body, involving some solution of continuity..
Adamantine :: Adamantine (a.) Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; as, adamantine bonds or chains..
Bent :: Bent (n.) Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor.
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..
Coquina :: Coquina (n.) A soft, whitish, coral-like stone, formed of broken shells and corals, found in the southern United States, and used for roadbeds and for building material, as in the fort at St. Augustine, Florida..
Gurgle :: Gurgle (n.) The act of gurgling; a broken, bubbling noise. Tinkling gurgles..
Broken :: Broken (v. t.) Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface..
Sound :: Sound (superl.) Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound tooth; a sound ship..
Fragmentary :: Fragmentary (a.) Composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire..
Rupture :: Rupture (n.) The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a vessel or fiber; the rupture of a lutestring..
Snag :: Snag (n.) A tooth projecting beyond the rest; contemptuously, a broken or decayed tooth..
Ballast :: Ballast (a.) Gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of a railroad to make it firm and solid..
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