Dictionary Check: fracture

"fracture" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
Words with Friends 15 points

Definition

noun

breaking of hard tissue such as bone

Example: "it was a nasty fracture"
Synonyms:
noun

(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

Example: "they built it right over a geological fault"
noun

the act of cracking something

Synonyms:
verb

violate or abuse

Example: "This writer really fractures the language"
verb

interrupt, break, or destroy

Example: "fracture the balance of power"
verb

break into pieces

Example: "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"

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