Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fracture | Yes | No | Yes | No |
fissure | Yes | No | Yes | No |
fracture (noun) | fissure (noun) |
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the act of cracking something | (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes |
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other | a long narrow cleft |
breaking of hard tissue such as bone | a long narrow depression in a surface |
fracture (verb) | fissure (verb) |
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fracture a bone of | break into fissures or fine cracks |
become fractured | |
violate or abuse | |
break into pieces | |
interrupt, break, or destroy |