Words from this root (11)
break
A1
/bɹeɪk/
To separate something into pieces, or to make it stop working, often suddenly.
broke
C2+
/broʊk/
having no money; (verb) past tense of break
daybreak
C2+
/ˈdeɪˌbreɪk/
the first appearance of light in the morning; dawn
backbreaking
C2+
/ˈbækˌbreɪkɪŋ/
physically exhausting and arduous
breachy
C2+
/ˈbritʃi/
of livestock, apt to break through fences; unruly
breaker
C2+
/ˈbreɪkər/
a wave breaking into foam on the shore; one that breaks something
breakout
C2+
/ˈbreɪkaʊt/
a sudden escape, outbreak, or surge into prominence
brokenhearted
C2+
/ˌbroʊkənˈhɑrtɪd/
overwhelmed by grief or disappointment, especially in love
lawbreaking
C2+
/ˈlɔˌbreɪkɪŋ/
the act of violating the law
unbreakable
C2+
/ʌnˈbreɪkəbəl/
impossible to break or destroy
unbroken
C2+
/ʌnˈbroʊkən/
not broken, interrupted, or tamed; continuous