Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Liable to break or to be broken. synonym: fragile.
- noun An article that can be broken easily.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being broken.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being broken.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Able to be
broken - adjective
Fragile - noun Something that is (easily) breakable.
- noun usually plural, music A set of customized hardware that is part of a
drum kit . Breakables typically consist of: the drummer'scymbals includinghigh-hats , thesnare drum , the kick pedal and thedrummer 'sstool .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an article that is fragile and easily broken
- adjective capable of being broken or damaged
Etymologies
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Examples
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Sachin Tendulkar says record ODI score is 'breakable'
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Sachin Tendulkar says record ODI score is 'breakable'
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Sachin Tendulkar says record ODI score is 'breakable'
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Sachin Tendulkar says record ODI score is 'breakable'
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Sachin Tendulkar says record ODI score is 'breakable'
WN.com - Articles related to China media accuse Google of violating promises 2010
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Sachin Tendulkar says record ODI score is 'breakable' media lined up on Thursday to shower the "God" Sachin Tendulkar with front-page tributes and predict the record-shattering batsman was not finished yet.
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The shells were just 1. 1mm thick - more typical of birds one third the size - and were far more "breakable" than the eggs of any of the 3,434 bird species measured to date.
NZ On Screen 2010
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But don't beat yourself up when things go wrong; a child is less "breakable" than you might think.
Not PC 2009
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As final art progressed, dynamic elements such as breakable and/or interactive elements were identified.
IGN Xbox 360 2009
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As final art progressed, dynamic elements such as breakable and/or interactive elements were identified.
IGN Xbox 360 2009
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