Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [162]
2breach verb 1 : to make a breach in
2 : to leap out of water 3 : to fail to keep or honor : violate a trust Synonyms break, transgress, violate—more at VIOLATE 1bread noun 1 : baked food made basically of flour or meal 2 : a substance with food value : FOOD 2bread verb : to cover with bread crumbs before cooking bread·bas·ket noun : a major cereal-producing region bread·fruit noun : a round usu. seedless fruit resembling bread in color and texture when baked; also : a tall tropical tree related to the mulberry and bearing breadfruit bread·stuff noun : GRAIN, FLOUR breadth noun 1 a : distance from side to side : WIDTH b : a wide expanse 2 : comprehensive quality : SCOPE <~ of knowledge> Synonyms [1b] expanse, extent, reach, spread, stretch—more at EXPANSE [2] amplitude, compass, extent, range, reach, realm, scope, sweep, width—more at RANGE bread·win·ner noun : a member of a family whose wages supply its livelihood 1break verb broke ; bro·ken ; break·ing 1 : to separate into parts usu. suddenly or violently : come or force apart 2 : to violate a command or law : TRANSGRESS <~ a law> 3 : to force a way into, out of, or through 4 a : to disrupt the order or unity of <~ ranks> <~ up a gang> b : to cause the destruction or loss of effectiveness of; also : to bring to submission or helplessness 5 : EXCEED, SURPASS <~ a record> 6 a : to cause to suffer financial ruin b : to reduce in rank 7 a : to make known b : to find an explanation or solution for; also : to discover the essentials of (a code or cipher system) 8 a : to stop or bring to an end suddenly : HALT b : to act or change abruptly (as a course or activity) 9 : to come esp. suddenly into being or notice 10 : to fail under stress 11 : HAPPEN, DEVELOP 12 : to escape with sudden forceful effort Synonyms [1] bust, fracture, fragment; also blast, blow up, burst, detonate, explode [2] breach, transgress, violate—more at VIOLATE [6b] bust, degrade, demote, downgrade, reduce—more at DEMOTE [7b] answer, crack, decode, dope, figure out, puzzle, resolve, riddle, solve, unravel, work, work out—more at SOLVE [8a] break off, cease, cut, desist, discontinue, drop, end, halt, knock off, lay off, leave off, quit, shut off, stop—more at STOP [10] break down, conk, crash, cut out, die, fail, stall—more at FAIL [12] bolt, flee, fly, retreat, run, run away, run off—more at RUN 2break noun 1 : an act of breaking