Febraury 13th - Word of the Day - Broken
bro·ken
[broh-kuhn]
verb
1. past participle of break.
adjective
2. reduced to fragments; fragmented.
1. past participle of break.
adjective
2. reduced to fragments; fragmented.
3. ruptured; torn; fractured.
4. not functioning properly; out of working order.
5.
Meteorology .
(of sky cover) being more than half, but not totally, covered by clouds.
Compare
scattered
(
def. 4
) .
7.
fragmentary or incomplete:
a broken ton of coal weighing 1,500 pounds.
8.
infringed or violated:
A broken promise is a betrayal of trust.
9.
interrupted, disrupted, or disconnected: A
fter
the phone call he returned to his broken sleep.
10.
weakened in strength, spirit, etc.:
His broken health was due to alcoholism.
11.
tamed, trained, or reduced to submission:
The horse was broken to the saddle.
13.
spoken in a halting or fragmentary manner, as under emotional strain:
He uttered a few broken words of sorrow.
14.
disunited or divided:
Divorce results in broken families.
15.
not smooth; rough or irregular:
We left the plains and rode through broken country.
16.
ruined; bankrupt:
the broken fortunes of his family.
17.
Papermaking, Printing . a quantity of paper of less than 500 or 1000 sheets.