Phrase Hound found 159 phrases and 49 compound words that contain breaks. The most common are listed below. Open breaks in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 159
- breaks downthird-person singular simple present indicative of break down: To stop functioning.
- tax breaksplural of tax break: A deduction in tax that is given in order to encourage a certain economic activity or a social objective
- breaks the Internetthird-person singular simple present indicative of break the Internet: To cause a connection to the Internet, or the Internet itself, to malfunction.
- paragraph breaksplural of paragraph break: A place within written content representing a semantic departure where one paragraph ends and another begins; usually represented visually with at least a line break and often also with additional vertical …
- short breaksplural of short break: A short vacation or holiday.
- breaks outthird-person singular simple present indicative of break out: To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
- line breaksplural of line break: A point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line.
- city breaksplural of city break: A trip to a city taken for pleasure, typically a relatively short holiday in a distant or foreign city with no travel outside that city.
- breaks upthird-person singular simple present indicative of break up: To break or separate into pieces.
- breaks the bankthird-person singular simple present indicative of break the bank: At a casino etc., to win all the money that is available to be paid.
- breaks the cyclethird-person singular simple present indicative of break the cycle: To act so as to end a repeating pattern of harmful or otherwise negative behavior.
- breaks the icethird-person singular simple present indicative of break the ice: To start to get to know people to avoid social awkwardness and formality.
- breaks the newsthird-person singular simple present indicative of break the news: To inform someone of something first, usually used when it will be difficult to tell the person.
- breaks the sealthird-person singular simple present indicative of break the seal: To urinate, particularly for the first time after drinking alcohol.
- breaks the silencethird-person singular simple present indicative of break the silence: To start talking in a conversation after a period where nobody speaks.
- breaks the storythird-person singular simple present indicative of break the story: To be the first to address or publicize an issue, often a news story.
- breaks the webthird-person singular simple present indicative of break the web: To cause a connection to the Internet, or the Internet itself, to malfunction.
- breaks the wheelthird-person singular simple present indicative of break the wheel: To end a pattern of oppression, inequality, injustice, or abuse.
- breaks the moldthird-person singular simple present indicative of break the mold: To depart from a traditional pattern; to defy convention.
- page breaksplural of page break: The division between adjacent pages, and (usually and especially) the code point or character that represents the firm type of such a division (as opposed to the word-wrap-generated type) in character encoding; or the …
- acid breaksAcid house music with a breakbeat instead of a house beat.
- ad breaksplural of ad break: An interval during or between television or radio programs during which advertisements are aired.
- Baltimore breaksSynonym of Baltimore club: A genre of staccato, dance-oriented house music associated with Baltimore, Maryland.
- breaks characterthird-person singular simple present indicative of break character: To fail to act as a certain character; to be or act out of character.
- breaks groundthird-person singular simple present indicative of break ground: To begin digging in the earth at the start of a new construction, or, originally, for cultivation.
Compound words 49
- outbreaksplural of outbreak: An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.
- linebreaksplural of linebreak: A point in writing where text that would normally continue on the same line starts at the beginning of a new line.
- windbreaksplural of windbreak: A hedge, fence or row of trees positioned to reduce wind damage to crops.
- firebreaksplural of firebreak: An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it.
- heartbreaksplural of heartbreak: Overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment.
- barleybreaksAlternative form of barleybrake: An ancient rural game, commonly played around stacks of barley or other grain, in which some players attempt to catch others who run from a goal.
- beachbreaksplural of beachbreak: The place where waves break, at a beach (as distinguished from other types of breaks).
- beambreaksplural of beambreak: The equivalent of a tripwire that uses an invisible beam of light, typically infrared.
- biobreaksplural of biobreak: A collective visit to a bathroom or restroom or stop to relieve oneself, especially during an established time or break in a group event.
- breakstonesplural of breakstone: Any plant growing in stony places, especially in cracks in stone