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drop(noun, verb, stop, end, discharge)
6
oriel(noun, low, opening, receptacle, hole)
6
pigeonhole(noun, verb, stop, place, position)
6
relief(noun, stop, calm, break, quiet)
6
time out(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, break)
5
abeyance(noun, break, close, end, inactive)
5
adjournment(noun, break, leave, rest, relief)
5
bay(noun, corner, niche, alcove)
5
cubbyhole(noun, place, position, function, corner)
5
downtime(noun, stop, action, calm, break)
5
hiding place(noun, expression, idiom, low, hole)
5
lapse(noun, verb, stop, break, end)
5
letup(noun, stop, action, calm, break)
5
opening(noun, break, place, cut, position)
5
rise(verb, stop)
5
sabbatical(noun, break, leave, rest, recreation)
5
spell(noun, break, trip, halt, rest)
5
stoppage(noun, break, close, end, pause)
5
take a break(verb, expression, idiom, stop, continue)
4
apse(noun, low, hole, corner, indentation)
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