breaker : Idioms & Phrases


back breaker

  • noun street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
    Elvis; Zen; dose; battery-acid; window pane; pane; Lucy in the sky with diamonds; acid; loony toons; dot; superman.
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ball-breaker

  • noun a demanding woman who destroys men's confidence
    ball-buster.
  • noun a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing
    ball-buster.
    • Vietnam was a ball-breaker
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breaker point

  • noun a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
    distributor point; point.
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circuit breaker

  • noun a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded
    breaker.
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Coal breaker

  • a structure including machines and machinery adapted for crushing, cleansing, and assorting coal.
Webster 1913

Grub breaker

  • . Same as Grub hook (below).
Webster 1913

Horse breaker ∨ trainer

  • one employed in subduing or training horses for use.
Webster 1913

Image breaker

  • noun a destroyer of images used in religious worship
    iconoclast.
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  • one who destroys images; an iconoclast.
Webster 1913

Jaw breaker

  • a word difficult to pronounce. Obs. also, a piece of hard candy
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record-breaker

  • noun someone who breaks a record
    record-holder.
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Sabbath breaker

  • one who violates the law of the Sabbath.
Webster 1913

Ship breaker

  • one who breaks up vessels when unfit for further use.
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ship-breaker

  • noun a contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for scrap
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stone breaker

  • noun someone who breaks up stone
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