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  • 21broken — adjective 1) a broken bottle Syn: smashed, shattered, fragmented, splintered, crushed, snapped; in bits, in pieces; destroyed, disintegrated; cracked, split; informal in smithereens Ant: whole 2) …

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  • 22broken — [[t]bro͟ʊkən[/t]] 1) Broken is the past participle of break. 2) ADJ: ADJ n A broken line is not continuous but has gaps or spaces in it. A broken blue line means the course of a waterless valley. Syn: dotted 3) ADJ: ADJ n (disapproval) You can… …

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  • 23broken — bro•ken [[t]ˈbroʊ kən[/t]] v. 1) pp. of break 2) reduced to fragments; fragmented 3) ruptured; torn; fractured 4) not functioning properly; out of working order 5) infringed or violated: a broken promise[/ex] 6) interrupted, disrupted, or… …

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  • 24broken — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brocen, from past participle of brecan to break Date: 13th century 1. violently separated into parts ; shattered 2. damaged or altered by breaking: as a. having undergone or been subjected to… …

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  • 25Broken In — Infobox Album Name = Broken In Type = Studio Artist = Trent Willmon Released = start date|2008|2|26 Recorded = Genre = Country Length = 47:55 Label = Compadre Producer = Rodney Clawson Daniel Frizsell Trent Willmon Reviews = Last album = A Little …

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  • 26broken — /ˈbroʊkən / (say brohkuhn) verb 1. past participle of break. –adjective 2. reduced to fragments. 3. ruptured; torn; fractured. 4. (of a machine, etc.) not in proper working order. 5. fragmentary or incomplete: a broken set. 6. infringed or… …

  • 27Broken — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak …

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  • 28broken — adjective 1) Syn: smashed, shattered, fragmented, splintered, crushed, snapped, in bits, in pieces, cracked, split, fractured; informal in smithereens 2) his video s broken Syn: faulty …

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  • 29broken — Separated forcibly into parts; fractured; shattered; ruptured; as broken reeds; a broken limb; broken skin; broken waves. See breakage …

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  • 30broken — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ get ▪ How did the jug get broken? ADVERB ▪ badly ▪ One of his legs was badly broken …

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