break
verb / noun
Meaning
- verbTo separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
Example:
If the vase falls to the floor, it might break.
- nounAn instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
Example:
The femur has a clean break and so should heal easily.
- nounA section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #99 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 78% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None