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
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
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
TAKETEN
8 letter answer(s) to break
ENTRACTE
The interval between two acts of a play or opera.
FRACTURE
violate or abuse;
break into pieces;
interrupt, break, or destroy;
Broken
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;
become fractured;
breaking of hard tissue such as bone;
6 letter answer(s) to break
ESCAPE
an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape"
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; "romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism"
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"
issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom"
a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
the discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away
HIATUS
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
Break, rest, pause
a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
RECESS
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
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"
3 letter answer(s) to break
GAP
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"
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"
NAP
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
take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap"
a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
4 letter answer(s) to break
LULL
become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"
a period of calm weather;
calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"
a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"
make calm or still;
REST
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"
rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head"
sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"
not move; be in a resting position
put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; "Rest your head on my shoulder"
be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer"
be inherent or innate in;
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
have a place in relation to something else;
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
something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he w
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 event of something ending;
a spot where something halts or pauses;
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical;
the state of inactivity following an interruption;
a brief stay in the course of a journey;
the act of stopping something;
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments;
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;
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it;
TAME
correct by punishment or discipline
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"
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"
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"
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"
easily controlled
10 letter answer(s) to break
RESTPERIOD
5 letter answer(s) to break
SMASH
break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"
break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"
with a loud crash; "the car went smash through the fence"
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"
collide or strike violently and suddenly; "The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail"
hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother"
humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"
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"
hit violently; "She smashed her c
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