broken
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3.6
- adjective
- /ˈbroʊkən/
- In broken country, no, not by rights, but with 9 ponies strung together and running straight, it should be possible if the moon is up.
- broken ground
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Watch on YouTubeInstead, we might suppose that in this broken terrain it was the Mandinka Light Infantry which reigns supreme.
- Instead, we might suppose that in this broken terrain it was the Mandinka Light Infantry which reigns supreme.
Examples
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While on the Left Bank of the placer, Mehrbelt's Austrian second core struggled across broken ground to attack well defended villages.
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It's an intense infantry battle across broken ground vineyards of walled gardens with sudden charges, hurried withdrawals and counter charges.
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Instead, we might suppose that in this broken terrain it was the Mandinka Light Infantry which reigns supreme.
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Broken stone walls once stood high upon a steep and barren hillside.
Academic text (2011) -
I sat for a while at the edge of a dry watercourse and, from time to time, studied sections of the broken, hilly country with a pair of binoculars.
Academic text (2009) -
She turned left and moved slowly, carefully, feeling her way on the broken, sloping ground, stopping every time the polar satellite overflew to be sure she would be traveling due west.
Fiction book (1995) -
Where you'd expect to find it, on the broken, sun-bleached ground, there's a reclining dog peering out sleepily at the camera.
Academic text (2000) -
Further, they chose relatively broken, hilly, or marshy terrain, which was also dominated by a river or a hill fort, to diminish the numerical advantage of their enemies and the mobility of their cavalry.
Academic text (2010) -
The hikers struggled to navigate the broken and rocky terrain as they climbed the mountain.
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The broken ground made it difficult for vehicles to travel through the area after the storm.
Synonyms
44
3.6
An edge or outline with rough, sharp points
33
3.7
Land with a rough, uneven surface covered in rocks
4
4.6
Not working or happening in the normal way because something stops it
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8.6
Having deep cracks in ice, rock or earth
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7.3
Having many large rocks on the surface
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
7
6.5
To keep saying the same complaint again and again until people get annoyed
- Informal
1
9.6
Act carefully to avoid causing trouble in a tense, painful situation
Compounds
90
3.4
Deep sadness and pain you feel after losing or being rejected by someone you love
- Literature
1
7.5
A way to describe serious social and economic problems in the United Kingdom
- Jargon
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7.4
Movement by a player using quick, sudden direction changes to avoid other players
How Rough
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Broken comes from break, which means 'to make parts' or 'to make uneven'. So broken ground is rough and not smooth because it has many hills and rocks.