Phrase Hound found 10 phrases and 14 compound words that contain brittle. The most common are listed below. Open brittle in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 10
- brittle starAny of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off.
- peanut brittleA type of brittle (confection) containing peanuts in a hard toffee.
- brittle fracturetype of fracture without plastic deformation
- brittle bone diseaseSynonym of osteogenesis imperfecta: A hereditary disease characterized by brittle bones that easily fracture.
- brittle starsplural of brittle star: Any of various echinoderms, of the class Ophiuroidea, that resemble starfish and have long, slender arms that regenerate when snapped off.
- Sabinas brittle hair syndromeAn autosomal-recessive congenital disorder affecting the integumentary system, with brittle hair, mild mental retardation, and nail dysplasia.
- brittle fracturesplural of brittle fracture: type of fracture without plastic deformation
- brittle cinderKretzschmaria deusta, a fungus and plant pathogen of temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
- brittle hair syndrometrichothiodystrophy
- work-brittleIndustrious; diligent.
Compound words 14
- brittlestemA plant of the genus Psathyrotes of annual and perennial forbs and low subshrubs native to dry areas of southwestern North America.
- brittlegillA mushroom of the genus Russula.
- brittlelyIn a brittle way.
- brittlebushA shrub native to deserts in the southwestern US and northern Mexico, Encelia farinosa.
- brittlyAlternative form of brittlely: In a brittle way.
- nonbrittleNot brittle.
- unbrittleNot brittle.
- brittilitySynonym of brittleness: The state of being brittle (in various senses).
- brittlenessThe state of being brittle (in various senses).
- brittlebushesplural of brittlebush: A shrub native to deserts in the southwestern US and northern Mexico, Encelia farinosa.