breakaway
English
adj
Definitions
- Having broken away from a larger unit.
- Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure.
- (ice hockey) Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun)
- (entertainment industry) Enjoying rapid popular success.
Etymology
Compound from English break (break, game won against the server) + English away.
Origin
English
away
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- auto-away English
- autoaway English
- away English
- awayness English
- awayward English
- beambreak English
- bebreak English
- bio-break English
- brake pedal English
- break English
- break loose English
- break off English
- break-bones English
- break-promise English
- break-vow English
- breakability English
- breakable English
- breakage English
- breakbeat English
- breakbone English
- breakcore English
- breakdance English
- breakdancing English
- breaker English
- breaker bar English
- breakest English
- breaketh English
- breakface English
- breakfast English
- breakfront English
- breakle English
- breakless English
- breakly English
- breakneck English
- breakoff English
- breakopen English
- breakpoint English
- breakproof English
- breakstone English
- breakthrough English
- breakthru English
- breaktime English
- breakup English
- breakwater English
- breakwind English
- breaky English
- brickle English
- brokeback English
- crossbreak English
- cutaway English
- driveaway English
- firebreak English
- flyaway English
- foldaway English
- forbreak English
- giveaway English
- heartbreak English
- hereaway English
- hideaway English
- hoistaway English
- housebreak English
- inbreak English
- jailbreak English
- lunchbreak English
- meltaway English
- microbreak English
- midterm break English
- mini-break English
- minibreak English
- nanobreak English
- newsbreak English
- nightbreak English
- outbreak English
- overbreak English
- prebreak English
- rebreak English
- rollaway English
- runaway English
- shelfbreak English
- soakaway English
- soaraway English
- stayaway English
- stonebreak English
- strikebreak English
- sunbreak English
- takeaway English
- tearaway English
- throwaway English
- tiebreak English
- tobreak English
- towaway English
- tuckaway English
- un-break English
- unbreak English
- unbreakable English
- underbreak English
- upbreak English
- walkaway English
- waterbreak English
- way English
- wayward English
- windbreak English
- word break English
- breikata Finnish
- break Italian
- break French
- *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European
- ブレイク Japanese
- away Middle English
- breken Middle English
- bruk Tok Pisin
- brukim Tok Pisin
- بريك Gulf Arabic
- bruck Jamaican Creole
- way
- away
- break
- breaky
- towaway
- breakly
- breaker
- runaway
- bebreak
- breakup
- flyaway
- tobreak
- wayward
- cutaway
- inbreak
- brickle
- upbreak
- rebreak
- unbreak
- breakle
- sunbreak
- autoaway
- hideaway
- giveaway
- breakest
- takeaway
- stayaway
- breakoff
- awayness
- walkaway
- breakage
- tuckaway
- awayward
- soaraway
- prebreak
- soakaway
- meltaway
- tiebreak
- forbreak
- un-break
- foldaway
- outbreak
- breaketh
- tearaway
- rollaway
- hereaway
- breakface
- breakcore
- nanobreak
- break off
- breakneck
- throwaway
- minibreak
- bio-break
- driveaway
- newsbreak
- breakfast
- windbreak
- breakthru
- beambreak
- breakable
- jailbreak
- break-vow
- breakless
- firebreak
- breakwind
- auto-away
- breaktime
- brokeback
- breakopen
- breakbeat
- breakbone
- hoistaway
- overbreak
- breakfront
- mini-break
- stonebreak
- word break
- lunchbreak
- nightbreak
- waterbreak
- microbreak
- underbreak
- breakwater
- breakpoint
- housebreak
- breakstone
- breakproof
- heartbreak
- shelfbreak
- crossbreak
- breakdance
- break-bones
- unbreakable
- breaker bar
- brake pedal
- break loose
- strikebreak
- breakthrough
- breakability
- breakdancing
- break-promise
- midterm break