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| broken |
cracked or smashed into separate pieces, or no longer able to function. [2/9 definitions] |
| bulgur |
a nutritious wheat that is boiled, cracked or ground, and dried. |
| chap1 |
of skin, to become cracked and sore from exposure or cold. [1/3 definitions] |
| crackleware |
ceramic, porcelain, or the like, with a finely cracked glaze or surface. |
| craze |
to become finely cracked, as a glazed surface. [1/6 definitions] |
| flaw1 |
to become defective or cracked. [1/5 definitions] |
| kasha |
cracked and hulled grain, esp. buckwheat, cooked into a mush and served with meat or in soup. |
| sunbaked |
dried out, chapped, or cracked by the sun's heat. [1/2 definitions] |
| uncracked |
combined form of cracked. |
| whiskey sour |
a cocktail made of whiskey, lemon juice, and sugar, generally shaken with cracked ice. |
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