brack
1 of 4chiefly Scottish past tense of break
brack
2 of 4adjective
ˈbrak
1
dialectal : brackish, briny
brack water
2
or brak , Africa : alkali
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brack soil
brack
3 of 4noun (1)
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plural -s
1
dialectal : salt water : brine
2
or brak , Africa : alkali especially in soil
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brack
4 of 4noun
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plural -s
1
archaic : a crack or fissure in a solid body : break, breach
2
dialectal : a flaw especially in cloth
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Dutch brak salty from Middle Dutch brac; akin to Middle Low German brak salty, & perhaps to Middle Dutch broec swampy ground, Old English brōc brook
Noun
alteration of break entry 2
- under way
- under weigh
- under wraps
- under-color
- under-the-counter
- under-the-table
- under/in normal circumstances
- under/on the pretense of
- underachieve
- underachieved
- underachievement
- underachievements
- underachiever
- underachievers
- underachieves
- underachieving
- underact
- underacted
- underacting
- underaction
- underactions
- underactive
- underactivities
- underactivity
- underactor