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
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"
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"
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"
a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
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
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other;
become fractured;
break into pieces;
breaking of hard tissue such as bone;
Broken
interrupt, break, or destroy;
the act of cracking something
violate or abuse;
6 letter answer(s) to break
ESCAPE
a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
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
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"
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
flee; take to one'
HIATUS
a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
Break, rest, pause
RECESS
a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
a small concavity
a state of abeyance or suspended business
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
an enclosure that is set back or indented
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
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 narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack"
a pass between mountain peaks
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account"
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
NAP
a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap"
a soft or fuzzy surface texture
sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
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"
4 letter answer(s) to break
LULL
a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"
a period of calm weather;
become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"
calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"
make calm or still;
REST
a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"
a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest"
be at rest
be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer"
be inherent or innate in;
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"
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"
have a place in relation to something else;
not move; be in a resting position
put something in a resting position,
RIFT
a gap between cloud masses; "the sun shone through a rift in the clouds"
a narrow fissure in rock
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
split
STOP
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes;
a brief stay in the course of a journey;
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it;
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens;
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations;
a restraint that checks the motion of something;
a spot where something halts or pauses;
an obstruction in a pipe or tube;
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical;
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments;
the act of stopping something;
the event of something ending;
the state of inactivity following an interruption;
TAME
Small, round shield from the Philippines, used by Moro and Visayas tribes. Made from wood or rattan and around 24" in diameter.
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"
correct by punishment or discipline
easily controlled
flat and uninspiring
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"
make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes
very restrained or quiet; "a tame
10 letter answer(s) to break
RESTPERIOD
5 letter answer(s) to break
SMASH
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"
a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head"
break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"
break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"
collide or strike violently and suddenly; "The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail"
damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother"
hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
hit violently; "She smashed her car against the guard rail"
humiliate or depress completely; "She was crus
SPLIT
(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace"
(tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl; "he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame"
a bottle containing half the usual amount
a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log"
a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity; "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock"
an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
come open suddenly and violently, as if from inte
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