| breadstick |
a long, crisp, stick-shaped piece of bread. |
| breadstuff |
meal, flour, or grain used for making bread. [2 definitions] |
| breadth |
distance from side to side measured perpendicularly to length; width. [3 definitions] |
| breadthwise |
in the side-to-side direction. |
| breadwinner |
a member of a family or household who earns money to support the other members. |
| break |
to cause to separate suddenly or forcefully into pieces. [26 definitions] |
| breakable |
combined form of break. |
| breakage |
the process or act of breaking. [4 definitions] |
| breakaway |
of a theatrical or film prop, designing to break under slight impact, as a balsa-wood chair. [6 definitions] |
| break dancing |
a style of dancing involving acrobatic movements, such as spinning headstands, pantomime, and jerky, robotlike movements. |
| break down |
to become ineffective or unable to function. [4 definitions] |
| breakdown |
a malfunction, as of a machine. [3 definitions] |
| breaker1 |
a person or thing that breaks, breaks into, or interrupts other things. [4 definitions] |
| breaker2 |
a small water cask for the lifeboat of a ship. |
| break even |
to emerge from a transaction without either profit or loss. |
| break-even |
of or designating a point at which credits and debits are equal, as in a business that shows neither a profit nor a loss. |
| breakfast |
the first meal of the day, usu. eaten in the morning. [2 definitions] |
| breakfront |
having a central section that protrudes farther than the sides, as on a bookcase or cabinet. [2 definitions] |
| break in |
to enter a home or other property by force, without authorization, and with an illegal purpose. [3 definitions] |
| break-in |
an incident in which a home or other property is entered without authorization and for an illegal purpose, especially that of burglary. |
| breaking and entering |
the felony of gaining forcible entry to a building belonging to another, with the intent of committing a crime. |