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break(noun, verb, stop, calm, close)
21
pause(noun, verb, stop, action, calm)
21
intermission(noun, stop, action, calm, break)
20
respite(noun, stop, action, calm, break)
20
nook(noun, place, position, function)
19
rest(noun, verb, stop, action, break)
16
niche(noun, place, position, function)
14
interval(noun, adverb, stop, calm, break)
13
interlude(noun, stop, action, calm, break)
11
hollow(noun, break, place, cut, position)
9
gap(noun, break, cut, halt, delay)
9
hole(noun, break, place, cut, position)
9
lull(noun, stop, action, calm, break)
8
hiatus(noun, stop, action, break, close)
8
interruption(noun, adverb, stop, break, close)
7
cavity(noun, break, breach, container)
7
cranny(noun, break, place, cut, position)
7
notch(noun, break, cut, crack, rest)
6
oriel(noun, low, receptacle, hole)
4
groove(noun, slit, cup, indentation)
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