Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Break.
7 letter answer(s) to break
CAESURA
a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line
a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued"
HOLIDAY
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"
a day on which work is suspended by law or custom; "no mail is delivered on federal holidays"; "it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"
spend or take a vacation
RESPITE
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
TAKETEN
8 letter answer(s) to break
ENTRACTE
The interval between two acts of a play or opera.
FRACTURE
the act of cracking something
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other;
breaking of hard tissue such as bone;
become fractured;
violate or abuse;
break into pieces;
interrupt, break, or destroy;
Broken
6 letter answer(s) to break
ESCAPE
issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom"
fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"
an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape"
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; "romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"; "his
HIATUS
a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
Break, rest, pause
RECESS
close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"
make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood"
put into a recess; "recess lights"
a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
an enclosure that is set back or indented
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
a small concavity
a state of abeyance or suspended business
3 letter answer(s) to break
GAP
a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack"
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"
a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
a pass between mountain peaks
an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
make an opening or gap in
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account"
NAP
a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction"
a soft or fuzzy surface texture
a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap"
take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
4 letter answer(s) to break
LULL
calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"
make calm or still;
a period of calm weather;
a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"
become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"
REST
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest"
a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
be at rest
something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"
stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep"
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted u
RIFT
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
a narrow fissure in rock
a gap between cloud masses; "the sun shone through a rift in the clouds"
split
STOP
the act of stopping something;
an obstruction in a pipe or tube;
a restraint that checks the motion of something;
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens;
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes;
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations;
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical;
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it;
the event of something ending;
a spot where something halts or pauses;
the state of inactivity following an interruption;
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments;
a brief stay in the course of a journey;
TAME
flat and uninspiring
very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes
brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"
correct by punishment or discipline
very restrained or quiet; "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed"
make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"
easily controlled
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
10 letter answer(s) to break
RESTPERIOD
5 letter answer(s) to break
SMASH
overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful); "The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off"
hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"
collide or strike violently and suddenly; "The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail"
the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"
hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother"
a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"
a vigorous b
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