breaker : Idioms & Phrases
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back breaker
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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
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noun a demanding woman who destroys men's confidence
ball-buster.
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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
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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
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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
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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
Webster 1913
record-breaker
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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.
Webster 1913
ship-breaker
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noun a contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for scrap
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stone breaker
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noun someone who breaks up stone