Helen Fenton

Breastplough: Definition and part of speech

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Breastplough

  1. n. A kind of plow, driven by the breast of the workman; — used to cut or pare turf.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Breastrail: Definition and part of speech

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Breastrail

  1. n. The upper rail of any parapet of ordinary height, as of a balcony; the railing of a quarter-deck, etc.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Breadthwinner: Definition and part of speech

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Breadthwinner

  1. n. The member of a family whose labor supplies the food of the family; one who works for his living.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

broke: Definition and part of speech

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broke

  1. imp. of Break
  2. v. i. To transact business for another.
  3. v. i. To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Broken: Definition and part of speech

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Broken

  1. p. p. of Break
  2. v. t. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish.
  3. v. t. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface.
  4. v. t. Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship.
  5. v. t. Made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or hardships.
  6. v. t. Subdued; humbled; contrite.
  7. v. t. Subjugated; trained for use, as a horse.
  8. v. t. Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted.
  9. v. t. Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; as, a broken promise, vow, or contract; a broken law.
  10. v. t. Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken tradesman.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Break: Definition and part of speech

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Break

  1. n. See Commutator.
  2. v. t. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.
  3. v. t. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a package of goods.
  4. v. t. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate.
  5. v. t. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.
  6. v. t. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate; as, to break silence; to break one’s sleep; to break one’s journey.
  7. v. t. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as, to break a set.
  8. v. t. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British squares.
  9. v. t. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.
  10. v. t. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.
  11. 1n. 1 See Commutator.
  12. 1v. t. 1 To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.