fracture
Definition
- n. breaking of hard tissue such as bone
- n. the act of cracking something
- v. violate or abuse
- v. interrupt, break, or destroy
Word forms
- Past tense
- fractured
- Past participle
- fractured
- Present participle
- fracturing
- Third person singular
- fractures
Example sentences
n.
The doctor said that the fracture in his arm would take several weeks to heal.
v.
The strong wind can easily fracture the old branches of the tree.