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also known as hinge-action, break-open, break-barrel, break-top, or, on old revolvers, top-break actions. The first break-action revolver was patented...

budgeted at $24 million, before being released on July 12, 1991. Point Break opened to generally positive reviews, with critics praising the chemistry between...

Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism is a 2002 book written by American writer Daniel Pinchbeck, founding...

A maximum break (also known as a maximum, a 147, or orally, a one-four-seven) is the highest possible break in snooker in normal circumstances and is...

Another suggested etymology is from the later Latin word burgare, "to break open" or "to commit burglary", from burgus, meaning "fortress" or "castle", with...

which to break open the shells of snails. Like other perching birds (passerines), it is affected by external and internal parasites and is vulnerable to predation...

non-winning tickets that are picked up as litter. Break Opens, also known as breakopens, break open cards, strip tickets, pull-tabs, nevada tickets or...

is a siege engine that originated in ancient times and was designed to break open the masonry walls of fortifications or splinter their wooden gates....

revolvers are extremely uncommon, and the term is inaccurately applied to break-open revolvers with a mechanical linkage ejector that automatically empties...

Breaking Bad is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan for AMC. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the...

typically a biological sample such as blood, saliva, or tissue. It involves breaking open the cells, removing proteins and other contaminants, and purifying the...

The fourth season of Prison Break, an American serial drama television series commenced airing in the United States on September 1, 2008, on Fox. It consists...

a century break (also century, sometimes called a ton) is a break of 100 points or more, compiled in one visit to the table. A century break requires potting...

"Open House" is the third episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad, and the 36th overall episode of the series...

The second season of Prison Break, an American serial drama television series, commenced airing in the United States on August 21, 2006, on Mondays at...

sponges to protect their beaks while foraging. Sea otters will use rocks or other hard objects to dislodge food (such as abalone) and break open shellfish...

Break Point is a documentary series produced in collaboration between Netflix, Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and Women's Tennis Association...

Spring break, known variously as Easter vacation, Easter holiday, Easter break, spring vacation, mid-term break, study week, reading week, reading period...

coats can be soaked in hot water to break open the impermeable cell layers that prevent water intake. Other methods used to assist in the germination of seeds...

Normally Open (NO) Switch. (Examples: doorbell, computer case power switch, calculator buttons, individual keys on a keyboard) A 'push to break' switch...