FRACTURE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of cracking something
   Synonym(s)
   • crack (what does crack mean?)
   • cracking (what does cracking mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) fracture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • breakage (what does breakage mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • breaking (what does breaking mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • crack (what does crack mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (geology) a crack in the earth’’s crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
   Synonym(s)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • fault (what does fault mean?)
   • geological fault (what does geological fault mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they built it right over a geological fault
   Hypernyms(s) fracture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • crack (what does crack mean?)
   • cleft (what does cleft mean?)
   • crevice (what does crevice mean?)
   • fissure (what does fissure mean?)
   • scissure (what does scissure mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Denali Fault (what does Denali Fault mean?)
   • inclined fault (what does inclined fault mean?)
   • San Andreas Fault (what does San Andreas Fault mean?)
   • strike-slip fault (what does strike-slip fault mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   • split up (what does split up mean?)
   • fall apart (what does fall apart mean?)
   • come apart (what does come apart mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
3. Meaning
   • breaking of hard tissue such as bone
   Synonym(s)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • it was a nasty fracture
   • the break seems to have been caused by a fall
   Hypernyms(s) fracture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • injury (what does injury mean?)
   • hurt (what does hurt mean?)
   • harm (what does harm mean?)
   • trauma (what does trauma mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • comminuted fracture (what does comminuted fracture mean?)
   • complete fracture (what does complete fracture mean?)
   • compound fracture (what does compound fracture mean?)
   • open fracture (what does open fracture mean?)
   • compression fracture (what does compression fracture mean?)
   • depressed fracture (what does depressed fracture mean?)
   • displaced fracture (what does displaced fracture mean?)
   • fatigue fracture (what does fatigue fracture mean?)
   • stress fracture (what does stress fracture mean?)
   • hairline fracture (what does hairline fracture mean?)
   • capillary fracture (what does capillary fracture mean?)
   • incomplete fracture (what does incomplete fracture mean?)
   • impacted fracture (what does impacted fracture mean?)
   • simple fracture (what does simple fracture mean?)
   • closed fracture (what does closed fracture mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • crack (what does crack mean?)
   • check (what does check mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)

FRACTURE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • fracture a bone of
   Synonym(s)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I broke my foot while playing hockey
   Hypernyms(s) fracture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • injure (what does injure mean?)
   • wound (what does wound mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   • crack (what does crack mean?)
   • cracking (what does cracking mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
2. Meaning
   • break (a bone)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She broke her clavicle
   Hyponym(s)
   • refracture (what does refracture mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   • crack (what does crack mean?)
   • cracking (what does cracking mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
3. Meaning
   • become fractured
   Usage Example(s)
   • The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe
   Hypernyms(s) fracture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • break off (what does break off mean?)
   • discontinue (what does discontinue mean?)
   • stop (what does stop mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
4. Meaning
   • violate or abuse
   Usage Example(s)
   • This writer really fractures the language
   Hypernyms(s) fracture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pervert (what does pervert mean?)
   • misuse (what does misuse mean?)
   • abuse (what does abuse mean?)
5. Meaning
   • break into pieces
   Usage Example(s)
   • The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle
   Hypernyms(s) fracture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • break (what does break mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   • crack (what does crack mean?)
   • cracking (what does cracking mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
   • fault (what does fault mean?)
   • geological fault (what does geological fault mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • fracture (what does fracture mean?)
   • break (what does break mean?)
6. Meaning
   • interrupt, break, or destroy
   Usage Example(s)
   • fracture the balance of power
   Hypernyms(s) fracture is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • destroy (what does destroy mean?)
   • destruct (what does destruct mean?)