Break
How words are described
| full | full break | full release |
| complete | complete break | complete release |
| initial | initial break | initial release |
| single | single break | single release |
| Other adjectives: actual, massive, main, new, major, possible, final, next, last, extended, commercial. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Fortunately, she is aided by a magic lantern and her four Elemental friends.Pairs of different coloured orbs are swapped around the playing field; when three of the same colour are lined up horizontally or vertically, they break and release mana to be stored in the lantern.
Source: Video Game / Legend of Fae -
Osiris mode, mentions that he "won't break character until the DVD release." Sure enough, when Tropic Thunder was release on DVD, Robert Downey Jr.
Source: Film / Tropic Thunder -
The title refers to the surfing term point break.The film was a box office success upon its release, and it has since gathered a cult following.
Source: Film / Point Break (1991)
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