A rest, pause, or respite.
Enough distance so that one can feel unfettered.
Sufficient space or a span of time in which to recover one's breath.
An interruption, break or pause.
A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
An opening in an organ.
A gap in geological strata.
A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)
An unexpected break from work.