Vocabulary : Broken to Broker

Broken : of Break ;; Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish. ;; Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a broken surface. ;; Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart; as, a broken reed; broken friendship. ;; Made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or hardships. ;; Subdued; humbled; contrite. ;; Subjugated; trained for use, as a horse. ;; Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope; blighted. ;; Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; as, a broken promise, vow, or contract; a broken law. ;; Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made, or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken tradesman. ;; Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; as, broken English; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion; as, to say a few broken words at parting.
Broken breast : Abscess of the mammary gland.
Broken wind : The heaves.
Broken-backed : Having a broken back; as, a broken-backed chair. ;; Hogged; so weakened in the frame as to droop at each end; -- said of a ship.
Broken-bellied : Having a ruptured belly.

Broken-hearted : Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair.
Brokenly : In a broken, interrupted manner; in a broken state; in broken language.
Brokenness : The state or quality of being broken; unevenness. ;; Contrition; as, brokenness of heart.
Broken-winded : Having short breath or disordered respiration, as a horse.
Broker : One who transacts business for another; an agent. ;; An agent employed to effect bargains and contracts, as a middleman or negotiator, between other persons, for a compensation commonly called brokerage. He takes no possession, as broker, of the subject matter of the negotiation. He generally contracts in the names of those who employ him, and not in his own. ;; A dealer in money, notes, bills of exchange, etc. ;; A dealer in secondhand goods. ;; A pimp or procurer.

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