Below are possible answers for the crossword clue 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"
ENTRACTE
The interval between two acts of a play or opera.
ESCAPE
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
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"
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
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"
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"
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
GAP
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"
make an opening or gap in
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"
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)
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
LULL
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"
calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"
NAP
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"
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
RECESS
make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood"
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
put into a recess; "recess lights"
a small concavity
a state of abeyance or suspended business
a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"
an enclosure that is set back or indented
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"
REST
be at rest
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"
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"
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
not move; be in a resting position
a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest"
put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; "Rest your head on my shoulder"
a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resti
RESTPERIOD
RIFT
a gap between cloud masses; "the sun shone through a rift in the clouds"
split
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
a narrow fissure in rock
SMASH
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 smashed her car against the guard rail"
reduce to bankruptcy;
with a loud crash; "the car went smash through the fence"
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"
the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"
a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed"
a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock fl
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;
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical;
(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;
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;
TAKETEN
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"
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