Breakable
//ˈbɹeɪkəbəl// adj, noun
adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Something that is (easily) breakable.
"We had to wrap all the breakables before the movers arrived."
- 2 an article that is fragile and easily broken wordnet
- 3 A set of customized hardware that is part of a drum kit. Breakables typically consist of: the drummer's cymbals including high-hats, the snare drum, the kick pedal and the drummer's stool. plural-normally
Adjective
- 1 Able to break or be broken.
"The accident was also one of several since Clapham […] that demonstrated the role of breakable windows in the death toll. RSSB research would later confirm and reinforce the need for laminated glass to protect passengers and increase survivability."
- 2 Fragile.
"Next Christmas she sent us bisque dolls, very lovely but too breakable to hug; we could not even kiss them but they cracked."
Adjective
- 1 capable of being broken or damaged wordnet
Example
More examples"Glass is a transparent and easily breakable material."
Etymology
From break + -able.
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