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
spend or take a vacation
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"
RESPITE
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
a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
TAKETEN
8 letter answer(s) to break
ENTRACTE
The interval between two acts of a play or opera.
FRACTURE
breaking of hard tissue such as bone;
become fractured;
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;
6 letter answer(s) to break
ESCAPE
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 alcohol problem was a form of escapism"
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion; "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"
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"
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a
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
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
close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood"
a small concavity
put into a recess; "recess lights"
a state of abeyance or suspended business
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
take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
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"
4 letter answer(s) to break
LULL
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"
a period of calm weather;
make calm or still;
a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"
REST
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
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"
give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"
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"
rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head"
a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"
sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"
a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
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; "
RIFT
split
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"
STOP
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;
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;
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"
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
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"
10 letter answer(s) to break
RESTPERIOD
5 letter answer(s) to break
SMASH
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"
with a loud crash; "the car went smash through the fence"
break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"
break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"
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"
hit violently; "She smash
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