Word Finder - breakdowns

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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.

Army, which had been largely responsible for the extent of the enemy's initial success, and the tremendous strain of the retreat had naturally been responsible for further breakdowns.

In his league match for Oxford at the Abbey, he was very unlucky with mechanical breakdowns restricting his score.

I think it is a release valve that keeps people from blowing their brains out or having nervous breakdowns.

Her favorite themes were marriage breakdowns, unusual psychology and sexual relationships.

Some codes contain a suffix of further characters which identify breakdowns of a series.

With a view of safeguarding themselves from breakdowns caused by the inequality of feeding, or by the action of malicious persons introducing foreign substances, such as crowbars, bolts, &c., among the canes, and so into the mills, many planters have adopted socalled hydraulic attachments, applied either to the megass roll or the top roll bearings.

You should carry a warning triangle in case of breakdowns.

This time, court for Britney Spears has nothing to do with custody or breakdowns - as a matter of fact, Britney Spears seems to be doing just fine.

Spartan Aircraft Trailercoaches - A great deal about Spartan antique trailers can be found at this site including vintage Spartan advertisements and year by year breakdowns of trailer models with production details and photographs.

Complete online dance routines are also featured along with the step-by-step breakdowns so you can get ideas for overall looks and themes for your next performance or competition.

If you would like to learn beyond the basic Rumba dance step, you can find video examples and step by step breakdowns on websites like BallroomDancers.com.

Free radicals cause breakdowns in cells and are one of the primary causes of aging - both internally and externally.

While some microwave breakdowns require a technician, in many cases you can fix the unit yourself.

Personally, Julian Huxley had some challenges, including a couple of nervous breakdowns that landed him in the hospital where he was formally diagnosed as suffering from bipolar disorder.

Keep your vehicle well maintained to avoid preventable breakdowns.

Maintenance costs can also add up each year, depending on renovations, upgrades and breakdowns of various appliances and fixtures.

Soaps.com - Soaps.com features spoilers of the upcoming week with day by day breakdowns for Guiding Light.

In addition to character breakdowns, actor biographies, press releases and general program information, these sites also offer episode guides.

Scripts show the breakdowns of action, camera angle, suggested tone.

The vehicles started having mechanical breakdowns long before they reached a hundred thousand miles on the odometer.

Regular service can prevent inadvertent failure or inconvenient breakdowns.

Some breakdowns are even covered for up to 125,000 miles.

It was the culmination of several smaller breakdowns that she began almost as soon as the show started.

Breakdowns. Often, due to the severe weather conditions, the trucks themselves or the cars that accompany them on their deliveries, break down.

The show's website is also home to episode breakdowns, unaired footage, and lots more information about the program.