28
gap(noun, break, cut, crack, split)
24
hole(noun, break, place, cut, open)
23
aperture(noun, break, cut, open, crack)
23
crack(noun, break, go, cut, turn)
21
beginning(noun, adjective, action, act, start)
21
break(noun, time, go, event, turn)
17
occasion(noun, break, time, place, go)
17
start(noun, act, cause, start, rise)
16
breach(noun, break, cut, crack, split)
16
chasm(noun, break, crack, pause, breach)
16
opportunity(noun, break, time, go, show)
16
orifice(noun, break, cut, open, breach)
15
fissure(noun, break, cut, mark, crack)
14
cleft(noun, break, cut, mark, crack)
13
commencement(noun, act, cause, start, rise)
13
rift(noun, break, cut, crack, split)
12
crevice(noun, break, cut, crack, split)
12
chance(noun, break, time, place, go)
12
chink(noun, break, cut, crack, split)
12
slit(noun, break, cut, mark, flat)
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