Broken
adjectiveAdjective
out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')
“a broken washing machine”
“the coke machine is broken”
Similar:Bustedtamed or trained to obey
“a horse broken to the saddle”
“this old nag is well broken in”
subdued or brought low in condition or status
“a broken man”
“his broken spirit”
topographically very uneven
“broken terrain”
Similar:Ruggedthrown into a state of disarray or confusion
“troops fleeing in broken ranks”
destroyed financially
“the broken fortunes of the family”
Similar:Impoverished(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
“broken (or unkept) promises”
“broken contracts”
Similar:Unkeptnot continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
“broken lines of defense”
“a broken cable transmission”
“broken sleep”
See also:NoncontinuousDiscontinuousdiscontinuous
“broken clouds”
“broken sunshine”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
“a broken mirror”
“a broken tooth”
“a broken leg”
See also:DamagedUnsoundInjuredimperfectly spoken or written
“broken English”
lacking a part or parts
“a broken set of encyclopedia”
weakened and infirm
“broken health resulting from alcoholism”
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA