noun: break; plural noun: breaks
1. an interruption of continuity or uniformity.
"the magazine has been published without a break since 1950"
Similar: interruption
an act of separating oneself from a pre-existing state of affairs.
"a break with the past"
a change in the weather.
Similar: change
2. a pause in work or during an activity or event.
"I need a break from mental activity"
Similar: rest, respite, interval, breathing space, lull, recess, stop
