Breach vs. Broach
Breachnoun
A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence
Breachnoun
A breaking up of amicable relations, a falling-out.
Breachnoun
A breaking of waters, as over a vessel or a coastal defence; the waters themselves
Breachnoun
A breaking out upon; an assault.
Breachnoun
(archaic) A bruise; a wound.
Breachnoun
(archaic) A hernia; a rupture.
Breachnoun
(legal) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment
Breachnoun
The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.
Breachverb
(transitive) To make a breach in.
Breachverb
(transitive) To violate or break.
Breachverb
To break into a ship or into a coastal defence.
Breachverb
To leap clear out of the water.
Breachnoun
The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.
Breachnoun
Specifically: A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment; as, a breach of contract; a breach of promise.
Breachnoun
A gap or opening made made by breaking or battering, as in a wall or fortification; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence; a break; a rupture.
Breachnoun
A breaking of waters, as over a vessel; the waters themselves; surge; surf.
Breachnoun
A breaking up of amicable relations; rupture.
Breachnoun
A bruise; a wound.
Breachnoun
A hernia; a rupture.
Breachnoun
A breaking out upon; an assault.
Breachverb
To make a breach or opening in; as, to breach the walls of a city.
Breachverb
To break the water, as by leaping out; - said of a whale.
Breachnoun
a failure to perform some promised act or obligation
Breachnoun
an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
Breachnoun
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions);
Breachverb
act in disregard of laws and rules;
Breachverb
make an opening or gap in
Broachnoun
A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here.
Broachnoun
(masonry) A broad chisel for stone-cutting.
Broachnoun
alternative spelling of brooch
Broachnoun
A spit for cooking food.
Broachnoun
An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers.
Broachnoun
A spire rising from a tower.
Broachnoun
A spit-like start on the head of a young stag.
Broachnoun
The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.
Broachverb
(transitive) To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid.
Broachverb
(transitive) To open, to make an opening into; to pierce.
Broachverb
To begin discussion about (something).
Broachverb
(intransitive) To be turned sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves.
Broachverb
(transitive) To cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves (usually followed by to; also figurative).
Broachverb
(transitive) To be overcome or submerged by a wave or surge of water.
Broachnoun
A spit.
Broachnoun
An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers.
Broachnoun
A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes in metal; sometimes made smooth or without edges, as for burnishing pivot holes in watches; a reamer. The broach for gun barrels is commonly square and without taper.
Broachnoun
A broad chisel for stonecutting.
Broachnoun
A spire rising from a tower.
Broachnoun
A clasp for fastening a garment. See Brooch.
Broachnoun
A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag.
Broachnoun
The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping.
Broachnoun
The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.
Broachverb
To spit; to pierce as with a spit.
Broachverb
To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor. Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood.
Broachverb
To open for the first time, as stores.
Broachverb
To make public; to utter; to publish first; to put forth; to introduce as a topic of conversation.
Broachverb
To cause to begin or break out.
Broachverb
To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by chiseling with a coarse tool.
Broachverb
To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a broach.
Broachnoun
a decorative pin worn by women
Broachverb
bring up a topic for discussion
