Gap
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To notch, as a sword or knife. To make an opening in; to breach. To check the size of a gap.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An opening in anything made by breaking or parting An opening allowing passage or entrance An opening that implies a breach or defect A vacant space or time A hiatus. A mountain or hill pass. a sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names). The regions between the outfielders.
Example sentence: Illusion is an anodyne, bred by the gap between wish and reality.
Break
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To end up in two or more pieces that can't easily be reassembled.Of a bone, to crack or fracture through a sudden physical strain, such as a collision.Of a bone, to cause to crack under physical strain.Of a bone, to fracture accidentally.To stop functioning properly or altogether.To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily.To win a game as receiver.To make the first shot.To cause to end up in two or more pieces.To cause to malfunction or stop working altogether.To cause a person or animal to lose his/her/its will, usually obtained by means of torture.A wave breaking (definition 13)To do that which is forbidden by (a rule or rules).To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.To design or use a powerful (yet legal) strategy that unbalances the game in a player's favor.to disclose or make known an item of news etcto endTo ruin financially.To divide into smaller units.to arrive
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An instance of breaking something into two pieces.A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.A rest or pause, usually from work; a breaktime.A lucky break.A game won by the receiving player(s).The first shot in a game of billiardsThe number of points scored by one player in one visit to the tablePlace where waves break (ie. pitch or spill forward creating white water).A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.a change; the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather
Example sentence: In 1978, I had a near-fatal car accident in the Bahamas. There was a point when I could have lost my right arm - but it was good because it forced me to slow down and take a break.