noun Download 🔗Share A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence Examples : "The heavy rain created several breaches in the sandbag wall, letting water into the town. " gap architecture military building structure disaster geology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A breaking up of amicable relations, a falling-out. Examples : "The constant arguments about money caused irreparable breaches in their friendship. " family society action attitude communication gap Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A breaking of waters, as over a vessel or a coastal defence; the waters themselves Examples : "A clear breach is when the waves roll over the vessel without breaking. A clean breach is when everything on deck is swept away." nautical military disaster ocean Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A breaking out upon; an assault. Examples : "The heavy rain caused breaches in the sandbag wall, flooding the town square. " military war action police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bruise; a wound. Examples : "The soccer player had several painful breaches on his shin after the game. " medicine body mark Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A hernia; a rupture. Examples : "After lifting the heavy boxes, he felt a sharp pain and discovered he had two breaches in his abdomen. " medicine body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment Examples : "Example Sentence: "The company faced serious fines due to multiple security breaches that exposed customer data." " law right action moral business government state Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A difference in opinions, social class etc. Examples : "The breaches between the older and younger generations in the family often led to arguments about technology and traditions. " society culture gap Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of breaking, in a figurative sense. Examples : "The company's many data breaches exposed sensitive customer information to hackers. " action law politics business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a breach in. Examples : "They breached the outer wall, but not the main one." law military gap action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To violate or break. Examples : "The student often breaches the school rules by talking during class. " law action business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of the sea) To break into a ship or into a coastal defence. Examples : "During the storm, the high tide breaches the old seawall, flooding the road. " nautical sailing weather military disaster ocean Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of a whale) To leap out of the water. Examples : "From the tour boat, we watched in awe as the massive humpback whale breaches, sending a spray of water high into the air. " animal ocean nature biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading