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GO
A board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters

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DIE
A cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods

NAP
Sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

GAP
An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"; "there was a gap in his account"

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SNAP
(American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap"

LULL
Make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

RIFT
A narrow fissure in rock

TAME
Very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes

STOP
A brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends"

REST
Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"

FAIL
Stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

BUST
Search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"

WEAR
Go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"

GIVE
Cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"

RUIN
Destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

BUMP
Knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"

DAMP
Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

PART
The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"

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SPLIT
The act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip"

BAKER
Someone who bakes commercially

LETON
Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"

FAULT
Put or pin the blame on

SHIFT
The act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"

HEART
An inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart"

BURST
The act of exploding or bursting; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"

ERUPT
Erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"

GOBAD
Stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

CHECK
The act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"

PAUSE
Temporary inactivity

SMASH
Humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"

CRACK
The act of cracking something

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RECESS
A pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"

ESCAPE
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"

HIATUS
A natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure

CAVEIN
The sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it

DEMOTE
Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"

FALLIN
Break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

DAMAGE
Any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

DIVIDE
A ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems

GETOUT
Move out or away; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire"

BETTER
The superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two"

EXPOSE
The exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government"

LETOUT
Bring out of a specific state

REVEAL
Disclose directly or through prophets; "God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind"

UNWRAP
Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"

DAMPEN
Check; keep in check (a fire)

SOFTEN
Make soft or softer; "This liquid will soften your laundry"

WEAKEN
Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"

BREACH
A failure to perform some promised act or obligation

OFFEND
Cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

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BREAKIN
Intrude on uninvited; "The nosy couple broke in on our conversation"

INFRACT
Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"

DISRUPT
Make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"

DIVULGE
Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"

FOUNDER
A worker who makes metal castings

WEAROUT
Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"

BREAKUP
The termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)

DEVELOP
Change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"

SPLITUP
An increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity; "they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock"

CONKOUT
Stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

SNAPOFF
Break a piece from a whole; "break a branch from a tree"

GIVEOUT
Stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

GIVEWAY
Stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"

CAESURA
A pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued"

RESPITE
A pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"

HOLIDAY
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"

TAKETEN
Take a ten minute break; "The players took ten during the long rehearsal"

VIOLATE
Destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"

SHATTER
Cause to break into many pieces; "shatter the plate"

RUPTURE
The act of making a sudden noisy break

TIMEOUT
A pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"

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BREAKOUT
An escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"

BREAKAGE
The act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"

BREAKING
The act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"

GOODLUCK
An auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes

INTERVAL
The distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"

FRACTURE
The act of cracking something

ENTRACTE

BREAKOFF
Break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"

SEPARATE
A garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

COLLAPSE
The act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop"

BANKRUPT
Someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts

BREATHER
Air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time

FAULTING
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"

GIVEAWAY
Give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"

TAKEFIVE
Take a break for five minutes; "The musicians took five during the rehearsal"

RELEGATE
Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"

INTERMIT
Cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"

BRINGOUT
Make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"

DISCLOSE
Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"

DISCOVER
Identify as in botany or biology, for example

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BREAKAWAY
The act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood"

GOAGAINST
Resist; "buck the trend"

OPENFRAME
Any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match"

GETAROUND
Be released or become known; of news; "News of her death broke in the morning"

SEVERANCE
The act of severing

INTERLUDE
A brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance

COMEAPART
Become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"

FALLAPART
Lose one's emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart when her only child died"

BREAKDOWN
The act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"