Word Finder - breakdown

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A failure, particularly mechanical; something that has failed

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We saw a breakdown by the side of the road.

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A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability

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After so much stress, he suffered a breakdown and simply gave up.

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Listing, division or categorization in great detail

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Looking at the breakdown of the budget, I see a few items we could cut.

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A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.

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Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.

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A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.

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A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).

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A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in Southern United States African American music.

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Any crude, noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.

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Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.

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"Foggy Mountain Breakdown"

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The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.

In March, after breakdown long delay, the new Galician demands were definitely of 1870.

A breakdown of the ratings system is available in either place.

Christy died before the completion of the work, but Lartet continued it until his breakdown in health in 1870.

Uncertain what else to do aside from have a mental breakdown, Deidre accepted the tea.

The distress among all classes continued to be appalling; and in March the attempt of the Directory to replace theassignats by a new issue of mandats created fresh dissatisfaction after the breakdown of the hopes first raised.

I think he's had a breakdown.

When the time came, after the famous interview with Napoleon at Dresden, and the breakdown of the abortive congress of Prague, Austria threw in her lot with the allies.

In 1630 Donne's health, always feeble, broke down completely, so that, although in August of that year he was to have been made a bishop, the entire breakdown of his health made it worse than useless to promote him.

Increased breakdown of skin proteins makes the skin more fragile.

After the breakdown of the German parliament, Raumer returned to Berlin, where he was made a member of the first chamber of the Prussian parliament.

Only one commissioner, however, denounced the bounties as the real cause of the utter breakdown of trade and of the grievous distress which all three had witnessed and fully acknowledged.

Many are reactions to normal life events e.g. bereavement or marital breakdown.

Can I file a petition based on " irretrievable breakdown "?

Some will give you a general overview, some a more specific breakdown.

Her mind was too busy, and she felt as if she hovered on the verge of a mental breakdown.

The less acrimony there is between parents the better children can cope with the breakdown of their parents ' relationship.

The usual approach is to investigate the effect of the enzyme amylase on the breakdown of starch solution at various temperatures.

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Now reveal the true breakdown of who gets what from the final price of a Latin American banana.

Then her eldest daughter Angel has suffered a nervous breakdown, the true cause of which Angel has confided only to Kath Arnold.

For example, amylase catalyzes the breakdown of starch-based stains to smaller segments that make up the larger starch molecule.

These branched-chain fellows are important because some studies have shown that they have a special capacity to boost protein synthesis and inhibit protein breakdown.

He made a complete recovery from the red blood cell breakdown.

With reactive it is very different in that what triggers a reactive cull is a breakdown.

In ordinary parlance the breakdown had plainly caused the delay.

When couples do not communicate well, unresolved issues may eventually lead to marriage breakdown.

The reasons for marriage breakdown are complicated.

The herb contains harmine, which can stop the breakdown of serotonin.

Keep reading for a breakdown of a few different types of Aztec styles.

There, you'll find a section breakdown of what you can expect when it comes to fixing your Mauis.

See our Elebits Review for a complete breakdown of the game.

Should there be some sort of a security breakdown at the online shop you make your purchase at, you don't want the pin number to your checking account exposed or compromised!

Keep reading to find a quick breakdown of the basic carbohydrates found in food and drink, but first, a simple explanation as to what exactly a carbohydrate is.

You can request a complete breakdown of the cost incurred for online sales.

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Ammonia by itself does not cause skin breakdown.

Some believe that it has a physical cause and that it might be related to a breakdown in the neurological system.

In July the Natal ministry J Y Y learnt that it was not the intention of the Imperial government to endeavour to hold the frontier in case hostilities arose, but that a line of defence considerably south of the frontier would be taken up. This led to a request on their part that if the Imperial government had any reason to anticipate the breakdown of negotiations, " such steps may be at once taken as may be necessary for the effectual defence of the whole colony."

Cloistered seclusion is an artificial condition quite at variance with human instincts and habits, and the treatment, long continued, has proved injurious to health, inducing mental breakdown.

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Tory Conundrum When considering societal breakdown, we are confronted with what I call the ' Tory conundrum ' .

Additional data are available from post mortem examination results of badgers killed on herd breakdown farms.

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Delve inside Criss Angel Masterminds as Criss and Wayne demonstrate the play-by-play breakdown for you to perform the Coin Through Soda Can.

You could make a statement of debt, for consideration, in the event of a relationship breakdown.

The company also offer roadside recovery breakdown insurance with different levels of cover to choose from.

Excess cortisol is known to increase catabolism (protein breakdown in muscles ).

The excess cortisol causes the breakdown of proteins contained in muscle tissue.

Table G2 gives the breakdown, by Health Board, for surfaces affected by unrestorable decay, total dentinal decay and fillings.

Service technician Lewis Jackson, of Robin Hood Watersports, believes regular servicing often proves more economical than repair following a breakdown.