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breaks¹

  • /bɹeɪks/

Sounds like brakes · Rhymes with -eɪks

Where it comes from

Break + -s, pluralisation suffix.

noun

  1. plural plural of break

breaks²

  • /bɹeɪks/

Sounds like brakes · Rhymes with -eɪks

Where it comes from

Break + -s, third-person singular present tense conjugating suffix.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of break

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: breakage, fracture, rupture, fall apart, collapse, breach, fall in, burst, break up, break off, break down, falling out, crack, severance, split up, ruin

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"breaks." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/breaks. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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breaks. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/breaks

Chicago

"breaks." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/breaks.

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@misc{breaks_2026,
  title = {breaks},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/breaks},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}