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"
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
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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