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Phrases 179
- broken-downWhich has broken down and, as a result, is no longer in working order.
- broken heartA feeling of grief or loss, especially after a failed romantic relationship.
- broken uppast participle of break up: To break or separate into pieces.
- Broken Link
- Broken links
- broken recordSomeone or something that constantly repeats itself, causing annoyance.
- Broken BritainBritain (viewed as a crime-ridden state where society and common sense have failed)
- broken arrowA callout marker that consists of a dashed line with an arrowhead.
- broken bonesSynonym of midnight horror: Oroxylum indicum.
- Broken Glass
- broken birdA bird that is unable to fly due to one or both of its wings being broken.
- Broken CreekA locality in the Rural City of Benalla, north eastern Victoria, Australia.
- Broken HeadA locality in the Ballina council area and the Byron council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- Broken HillA mining city in far western New South Wales, Australia.
- broken windows theoryA criminological theory stating that signs of urban decay (e.g. broken windows, graffiti, loitering) signal that an area is not monitored, encouraging more destructive criminal behavior.
- broken telephoneSynonym of Chinese whispers (in either sense)
- broken windowsEllipsis of broken windows theory.
- broken outpast participle of break out: To escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
- broken windowUnder broken windows theory, anything that signals an area is unmonitored or unworthy of proper behavior, leading to crime.
- broken sleepSleep punctuated by disturbances so as to be discontinuous and insufficient.
- broken offpast participle of break off: To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.
- broken heart syndromeTakotsubo cardiomyopathy triggered by emotional stress, such as the death of a loved one.
- broken backpast participle of break back: To win a game having lost a service game, or during a tiebreak, to win a point against the serve having lost a point while serving.
- broken barThe symbol ¦.
- broken characterpast participle of break character: To fail to act as a certain character; to be or act out of character.
Compound words 29
- unbrokenWhole, not divided into parts.
- brokenheartedGrieved and disappointed, especially by the loss of a beloved person or thing, such as the end of a romantic relationship.
- housebrokentrained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
- brokenhandedAlternative form of broken-handed: Having a hand that is broken.
- broketAn angle bracket: either of the symbols < and > when used as an enclosing pair.
- brockageA type of error coin in which one side of the coin has the normal design and the other side has a mirror image of the same design impressed upon it due to being struck by a die cap.
- nonbrokenNot broken; continuous or intact.
- shipbrokenSynonym of shipwrecked: simple past and past participle of shipwreck
- heartbrokenSuffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
- brokennessThe characteristic of being broken.