Break and Enter

Break

Break verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.

Enter and break are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Enter" instead a verb "Break".

Enter

Enter verb - To go or come in or into.

Break and enter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a verb "Enter".

Nearby Words: entry, entered, entering

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

mind break mind enter mind
system break system enter system
time break time enter time
world break world enter world
Other words: game, story, code, door.

Both words in one sentence

  • ...Or So I Heard Samantha: Our dead stripper reported a break and enter about two months ago.
  • While Zant used the Mirror of Twilight to enter Hyrule from the Twilight Realm, he tried to break the mirror so Midna and Link couldn't enter the Twilight Realm.
  • Urban Legend of Zelda That you could re-enter the Great Deku Tree as Adult Link, where you could find a hammer which could break the ice that had trapped the Zoras.
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