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— English words —

• breakwater n. A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter…
• breakwater n. (Nautical) A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the…
• breakwater n. (On beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the…
• break␣water v. To lose one’s amniotic fluid a.k.a. water, usually during the last phases of pregnancy.
• break␣water v. To rise up partially out of the water when swimming underwater.

— English word, defined in French —

• breakwater n. Brise-lames.

52 English words from 5 English definitions

across a.k.a. amniotic amniotic␣fluid and around barrier beaches break breaking bulkhead concrete construction deck designed diverts during fluid force forecastle harbour intended last lose low Nautical of␣a one out out␣of over partially perpendicular phases pregnancy prevent provide rise rise␣up sea shelter ship shore swimming the to␣the underwater usually water when which wooden

2 English words from the foreign definition

Brise lames

1 foreign word from the foreign definition

Brise-lames

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

breakwaters

21 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ate Até Atë -ate Ater Bre BrE Brea break Kwa rea Rea REA reak ter TER ter- wat Wat WAT water

15 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Aer aer- aër- awk Awka Erb 'erb eta ETA ret Ret. Reta taw Taw tawk

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

waterbreak water␣break

4 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

breaks␣water breakwaters waterbreaks water␣breaks

One anagram found minus a letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

water␣bear

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

breaks␣water

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