FRACTURE
Scrabble letter values: F4R1A1C3T1U1R1E1 = 13
Definition
- noun breaking of hard tissue such as bone. — synonyms: break
- noun (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other. — synonyms: fault, faulting, geological_fault, shift, break
- noun the act of cracking something. — synonyms: crack, cracking
- verb violate or abuse.
- verb interrupt, break, or destroy.
- verb break into pieces.
- verb become fractured.
- verb break (a bone).
- verb fracture a bone of. — synonyms: break
Examples
- “it was a nasty fracture”
- “the break seems to have been caused by a fall”
- “they built it right over a geological fault”