BROACH
/bΙΉΙΚtΚ/
13
Scrabble
14
WWF
B(3) R(1) O(1) A(1) C(3) H(4)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/bΙΉΙΚtΚ/
noun
- A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here.
- A broad chisel for stone-cutting.
- A spit for cooking food.
- An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers.
- A spire rising from a tower.
verb
- To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid.
- To open, to make an opening into; to pierce.“French knights at Agincourt were unable to broach the English line.”
- To begin discussion about (something).“I broached the subject of contraceptives carefully when the teenager mentioned his promiscuity.”
noun
- A piece of womenβs ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.
- A painting all of one colour, such as a sepia painting.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Front hooks: A-BROACH
