break: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 11 letter points · starts with B · ends with K
Meaning of break
verb
- ergative, intransitive, transitive
To 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.
- ergative, intransitive, transitive
To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly. To crack or fracture (bone) under a physical strain.
Example: His ribs broke under the weight of the rocks piled on his chest.
- ergative, intransitive, transitive
To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly. To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.
Example: Is it your or my turn to break?
- ergative, figuratively, intransitive, transitive
To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly. To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
Example: Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?
Listed forms: breaks, breaking, broke, brake, broken, glossary.
Source: Wiktionary — break.
noun
An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
Example: The femur has a clean break and so should heal easily.
A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
Example: The sun came out in a break in the clouds.
An interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with.
A rest or pause, usually from work.
Example: Let’s take a five-minute break.
Listed forms: breaks.
Source: Wiktionary — break.
noun
A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music.
Listed forms: breaks.
Source: Wiktionary — break.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for break.
noun
some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
noun
an unexpected piece of good luck
- good luck
- happy chance
noun
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
noun
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is break in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of break
B(3) + R(1) + E(1) + A(1) + K(5) = 11 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of break
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from break
25 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in break. Showing up to 24, longest first.