Scrabble?! FRACTURE

Definitions of FRACTURE in various dictionaries:

noun - breaking of hard tissue such as bone

noun - (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

noun - the act of cracking something

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

The act or process of breaking.

The condition of having been broken or ruptured: “a sudden and irreparable fracture of the established order” (W.

A break, rupture, or crack, especially in bone or cartilage.

Mineralogy.

The characteristic manner in which a mineral breaks.

The characteristic appearance of the surface of a broken mineral.

A crack or fault in a rock.

To cause to break: fracture a bone.

To disrupt or destroy as if by breaking: fractured the delicate balance of power.

To abuse or misuse flagrantly, as by violating rules: ignorant writers who fracture the language.

To cause to laugh heartily: “Jack Benny fractured audiences... for more than 50 years” (Newsweek).

verb - to reduce to fragments