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Definition of broken} in English English dictionary
Broken: Torres Strait Creole
Broken Arrow: Alternative spelling of broken arrow, a nuclear accident
Broken Arrows: plural form of Broken Arrow
Broken Britain: Britain (viewed as a crime-ridden state where society and common sense have failed)
This is a society at war with itself and heightens the impression of broken Britain.
broken: Past participle of break
broken: Not having gone in the way intended; saddening
Oh man! That is just broken!.
broken: Not working properly
I think my shaver is broken.
broken: Completely defeated and dispirited
The bankruptcy and divorce, together with the death of his son, left him completely broken.
broken: Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds
Tomorrow broken skies.
broken: Fragmented, in separate pieces
broken: Powerful enough to be considered overpowered
broken: Split or ruptured
A dog bit my leg and now the skin is broken.
broken: Badly designed or implemented
This is the most broken application I've seen in a long time.
broken: Having the bone in pieces, fractured
My arm is broken.
broken: Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being a non-native speaker
broken: Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic
broken: Having no money, bankrupt, broke
broken arrow: An accidental event that involves nuclear weapons or nuclear components but does not create the risk of nuclear war
In the US, the code name for a serious nuclear weapons incident is Broken Arrow. It is US policy neither to confirm nor deny the existence of nuclear weapons at any specific location; this also applies to Broken Arrow incidents.
broken arrow: a code phrase that a ground unit is facing imminent destruction from enemy attack and all available air forces within range are to provide air support immediately
broken chord: A chord whose notes are played in sequential descending or ascending order
broken chords: plural form of broken chord
broken consort: an instrumental ensemble (also called Morley consort or English consort) that developed in Europe during the Renaissance
broken consorts: plural form of broken consort
broken down: Past participle of break down
broken heart: A subjective feeling of grief or loss
broken hearts: plural form of broken heart
broken home: A home in which the parents have separated or divorced
broken in: Past participle of break in
broken into: Simple past tense and past participle of break into
broken loose: Past participle of break loose
broken off: Past participle of break off
broken out: Past participle of break out
broken rhyme: The splitting of the final word in a line of poetry (onto the next line) such that a rhyme is formed from a syllable other than the last
broken rhymes: plural form of broken rhyme
broken source: A subset of open source computer software that is considered buggy, unstable and incomplete
broken the fourth wall: Past participle of break the fourth wall
broken time: A sudden change in the tempo of one fencer's actions, used to fool the opponent into responding at the wrong time
broken up: Past participle of break up
broken vessel: A person who is destroyed or forgotten, or who feels flawed or broken
I’m a broken vessel—thankfully, God uses broken vessels.
broken vessels: plural form of broken vessel
broken-backed: Decrepit, weakened
broken-backed: Drooping at each end because of a damaged spine
broken-backed: Having a broken back
broken-down: not properly maintained; neglected
broken-down: no longer in working order
broken-hearted: Alternative spelling of brokenhearted. Feeling depressed, despondent, or hopeless, especially over losing a love
broken: {a} pass. of to break
Broken English: {i} international language of science
broken: not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly; "broken lines of defense"; "a broken cable transmission"; "broken sleep"; "tear off the stub above the broken line"; "a broken note"; "broken sobs"
broken: weakened and infirm; "broken health resulting from alcoholism"
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broken: VARCHAR2(1) Y: no attempt is made to run this job N: an attempt is made to run this job
broken: Of the sky, five eighths to seven eighths obscured by clouds
broken: VARCHAR2(1) (Y |N) Y means the job is broken and will never be run
broken: (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts"
broken: Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted
broken: adj (usually applied to a game) Having problems that result in a disappointing play experience A game might be considered broken if even poor play can lead to a victory, if it frequently ends in a stalemate, or if one strategy invariably wins (See also solvable)
broken: out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken'); "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted"
broken: topographically very uneven; "broken terrain"; "rugged ground"
broken: discontinuous; "broken clouds"; "broken sunshine"
broken: Not to be confused with Beef Broken is a card and/or card Combo that is so powerful as to create an extremely unfair advantage or unbeatable Combo for the Player using it "You were able to take me out in one turn! Man, that card is broken!"
broken: imperfectly spoken or written; "broken English"
broken: Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken tradesman
broken: 4. If someone talks in broken English, for example, or in broken French, they speak slowly and make a lot of mistakes because they do not know the language very well. Eric could only respond in broken English. fluent, perfect. the past participle of break
broken: Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface
broken: {s} smashed into pieces, crushed, no longer in working order
broken: Of clouds, covering five eighths to seven eighths of the sky
broken: Broken is the past participle of break
broken: Made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or hardships
broken: adj hancur
broken: Z'haenglish | adronato
broken: destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family"
broken: disapproval You can use broken to describe a marriage that has ended in divorce, or a home in which the parents of the family are divorced, when you think this is a sad or bad thing. She spoke for the first time about the traumas of a broken marriage Children from broken homes are more likely to leave home before the age of
broken: A broken line is not continuous but has gaps or spaces in it. A broken blue line means the course of a waterless valley. = dotted
broken: The amount of sky cover for a cloud layer between 5/8ths and 7/8ths, based on the summation layer amount for that layer
broken: Type of marking in which the the ground colour is striped with one or more contrasting colours, usually caused by viral infection; particularly applied to tulips
broken: subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"
broken: A single tactic or option which is powerful enough to be considered overpowered
broken: Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; as, a broken promise, vow, or contract; a broken law
broken: thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset"
broken: has been opened; 1) when said of a secret message (an encryption), the message has been cracked and any further messaging using the same encryption is also likely to be broken; 2) when said of computer programs, the program in some way (usually fatal) does not work
broken: tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in
broken: Veins which have been dislocated by faulting
broken: Subdued; humbled; contrite
broken: Adjective describing a card that has an unfair advantage These cards are generally banned from tournament play The first such card in the PTCG is Neo Genesis Sneasel, which is banned from the 2001 Super Trainer Showdown
broken: Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship
broken: The Olives which have accidentally been broken during the pitting or stuffing, and which normally contain pieces of the stuffing material (pimiento or its prepared natural paste)
broken: Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; as, broken English; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion; as, to say a few broken words at parting
broken: tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in"
broken: Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish
broken: smaller leaf style usually created during manufacture by passing the leaf through a cutter
broken: Bent to the point of coming apart, but not necessarily in separate pieces
broken: physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; or legally or emotionally destroyed; "a broken mirror"; "a broken tooth"; "a broken leg"; "his neck is broken"; "children from broken homes"; "a broken marriage"; "a broken heart"
broken: Subjugated; trained for use, as a horse
broken: lacking a part or parts; "a broken set of encyclopedia"
broken English: poor English
broken French: discontinuous French, French that is imperfectly spoken
broken arch: an arch with a gap at the apex; the gap is usually filled with some decoration
broken breast: Abscess of the mammary gland
broken chord: Notes of a chord played in succession rather than simultaneously Arpeggio C
broken chord: Notes of a chord played in succession rather than simultaneously
broken chord: Notes of a chord played in succession rather than simultaneously Arpeggio
broken consort: An ensemble whose instruments are not all from the same family
broken down: {s} shattered; out of working order, got ruined (e.g.,"Our dishwasher is broken-down"; "broken down car"); infirm, weak from illness or age (e.g., "a broken down horse")
broken family: family which has been separated (by death, divorce, etc.)
broken ground: ground that has been overturned for farming; new progress, advancement
broken heart: unrequited love, lost love
broken in: tamed or trained to obey; "a horse broken to the saddle"; "this old nag is well broken in"
broken line: dotted line; discontinuous line
broken meat: {i} pieces of meat, fragments of food
broken neck: fractured neck bone
broken numbers: fractions (Mathematics)
broken piece: fragment, chip, sliver
broken reed: broken stick, broken staff, broken rod
broken spirit: loss of will, depression
broken time: A pause in an action that's normally performed in one movement
broken time: a sudden change in the tempo or pause of one fencer's actions, used to fool the opponent into responding at the wrong time
broken time: A sudden change in the tempo of one fencer's actions, u= sed to fool the opponent into responding at the wrong time
broken time: a sudden change or hesitation in the tempo of one fencer's actions, used to fool the opponent into responding at the wrong time
broken wind: The heaves
broken-backed: having the spine damaged; "a broken-backed book"; "a broken-backed old horse"
broken-backed: (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end
broken-backed: (of a horse) having bones of the back united by a bony growth
broken-backed: (of a ship) so weakened as to sag at each end having the spine damaged; "a broken-backed book"; "a broken-backed old horse"
broken-down: not in working order; "had to push the broken-down car"; "a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on
broken-down: in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"
broken-down: A broken-down vehicle or machine no longer works because it has something wrong with it. a broken-down car. not working or in very bad condition
broken-down: not in working order; "had to push the broken-down car"; "a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on"
broken-field: varying in direction suddenly and frequently; "broken-field running"
broken-field: varying in direction suddenly and frequently; "broken-field running
broken-hearted: Someone who is broken-hearted is very sad and upset because they have had a serious disappointment. extremely sad, especially because someone you love has died or left you heartbroken
broken-hearted: extremely disappointed, made sad
broken-heartedness: being extremely disappointed, being made sad
rules are made to be broken: it is acceptable to break rules
un-broken: Past participle of un-break
being broken: being fractured, being destroyed; being cut off, being disconnected, being discontinuous; being demoralized
heart-broken: experiencing overwhelming sorrow or grief
house broken: trained to urinate and defecate outdoors (about a domestic animal)
lean on a broken reed: depend on something unreliable, trust something that is unworthy
set a broken bone: place a broken bone in proper position
the ice is broken: the first move has been made, silence has been interrupted
this is broken: this is shattered, this is fractured; this is not working properly, this is malfunctioning
wind-broken: {s} (of a horse) having impaired breathing due to heaves, infected with pulmonary emphysema