Definition of broken

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Broken (v. t.) Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted.

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Knit :: Knit (v. i.) To be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones will in time knit and become sound..
Brash :: Brash (n.) Broken and angular fragments of rocks underlying alluvial deposits.
Brokenness :: Brokenness (n.) The state or quality of being broken; unevenness.
Rubble :: Rubble (n.) Water-worn or rough broken stones; broken bricks, etc., used in coarse masonry, or to fill up between the facing courses of walls..
Rockwork :: Rockwork (n.) Stonework in which the surface is left broken and rough.
Confract :: Confract (a.) Broken in pieces; severed.
Hog :: Hog (v. i.) To become bent upward in the middle, like a hog's back; -- said of a ship broken or strained so as to have this form..
Pock-broken :: Pock-broken (a.) Broken out, or marked, with smallpox; pock-fretten..
Lunacy :: Lunacy (n.) Insanity or madness; properly, the kind of insanity which is broken by intervals of reason, -- formerly supposed to be influenced by the changes of the moon; any form of unsoundness of mind, except idiocy; mental derangement or alienation..
Continuous :: Continuous (a.) Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening space or time; uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; unceasing; constant; continued; protracted; extended; as, a continuous line of railroad; a continuous current of electricity..
Broken-backed :: Broken-backed (a.) Hogged; so weakened in the frame as to droop at each end; -- said of a ship.
Attle :: Attle (n.) Rubbish or refuse consisting of broken rock containing little or no ore.
Cracked :: Cracked (a.) Coarsely ground or broken; as, cracked wheat..
Crazedness :: Crazedness (n.) A broken state; decrepitude; an impaired state of the intellect.
Rupert''s Drop :: Rupert's drop () A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first brought to England. Called also Rupert's ball, and glass tear..
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship..
Broken :: Broken (v. t.) Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface..
Crack :: Crack (n.) A sharp, sudden sound or report; the sound of anything suddenly burst or broken; as, the crack of a falling house; the crack of thunder; the crack of a whip..
Infrangible :: Infrangible (a.) Not capable of being broken or separated into parts; as, infrangible atoms..
Cackle :: Cackle (v. i.) To laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling of a hen or a goose; to giggle..
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