The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RESTS , but the solution may also be CESURAS which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Breaks crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RESTS | 28 % | 5 |
| TAMES | 9 % | 5 |
| GAPS | 9 % | 4 |
| SNAPS | 8 % | 5 |
| RESPITES | 5 % | 8 |
| HIATUSES | 5 % | 8 |
| TAKESTEN | 4 % | 8 |
| SCHISMS | 4 % | 7 |
| VIOLATES | 3 % | 8 |
| PAUSES | 3 % | 6 |
| RIFTS | 3 % | 5 |
| LULLS | 3 % | 5 |
| RECESSES | 3 % | 8 |
| TAKESFIVE | 1 % | 9 |
| INTERIMS | 1 % | 8 |
| LETUPS | 1 % | 6 |
| FRACTURES | 1 % | 9 |
| SCHMS | 1 % | 5 |
| NEEDSREPAIR | 1 % | 11 |
| INTERLUDES | 1 % | 10 |
| MORATORIA | 1 % | 9 |
| STOPS | 1 % | 5 |
| LUCK | 1 % | 4 |
| CESURAS | 1 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Breaks
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- breakage
- fracture
- rupture
- fall apart
- collapse
- breach
- fall in
- burst
- break up
- break off
- break down
- falling out
Crossword Answer definitions
RESTS noun- (of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
- Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
- Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
- (of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
- A final position after death.
- A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
- A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
- Absence of motion.
- A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
- Any object designed to be used to support something else.
- A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
- A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
- A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
- The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.
- A set or game at tennis.
- To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
- To come to a pause or an end; end.
- To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
- To be or to put into a state of rest.
- To stay, remain, be situated.
- To lean, lie, or lay.
- To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)
- To sleep; slumber.
- To lie dormant.
- To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
- To rely or depend on.
- To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
- To remain.
- To arrest.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result RESTS
- Musical breathers
- Takes five
- Musical stops
- Quiet moments
- Sheet music symbols
- Takes a breather
- Takes a siesta
- Takes a break
- Pauses
- Stops playing
More clues leading to the result TAMES
- Breaks, as a bronco
- Tones down
- Domesticates
- Subdues
- Renders tractable
- Makes less unruly
- Brings under control
- Controls
- Busts broncos
- Breaks, in a way
More clues leading to the result GAPS
- Clothing stores
- Disparities
- Holes, as in a story
- Missing links
- Openings
- Mountain passes
- Missing pieces
- Missing teeth
- Spaces
- Cracks
More clues leading to the result SNAPS
- Photographs
- Fasteners
- Goes postal
- Loses it
- Responds harshly
- Ginger cookies
- Goes ballistic
- Loses one's cool
- Field-goal units practice them
- Flips out
More clues leading to the result RESPITES
- Breaks
- Breathers
- Postponements.
- Lulls.
- Breathing spells.
- Intervals of rest.
- Brief periods of relaxation
- Delays
- Coffee breaks, e.g.
- Postponements
More clues leading to the result HIATUSES
More clues leading to the result TAKESTEN
- Rests a bit
- Goes on a brief break
- Breaks
- Rests a while.
- Pauses
- Rests
- Chills briefly
- Stops for a breather
- Kicks back briefly
- Catches a breather
More clues leading to the result SCHISMS
- Sect creators
- Rifts
- Splits
- Religious rifts
- Deep divides
- Deep rifts
- Disunions
- Deep divisions
- Divisions.
- Fallings out.
More clues leading to the result VIOLATES
More clues leading to the result PAUSES
- Pregnant moments?
- Brief rests
- Takes a breather
- Hiatuses
- Commas signal them
- Obeys a comma
- Short stops
- Stops and waits
- Dash results
- Features of many impromptu speeches
More clues leading to the result RIFTS
- Fallings out
- Beginnings of break-ups
- Fissures
- Sources of frostiness, maybe
- Breaks in the earth's crust
- Schisms
- Breaks in relations
- Differences of opinion
- Estrangements
- Schisms and chasms
More clues leading to the result LULLS
- Slow tlmes
- Downtimes
- Mesmerizes, maybe
- Quiet moments
- Puts to sleep
- Quiet times
- Quiet spells
- Pauses in activity
- Quiet periods
- Breaks in the action
More clues leading to the result RECESSES
- Playtimes
- Courtroom breaks
- School breaks
- Secluded areas
- Grade school time-outs
- Intermissions.
- Adjourns.
- Niches.
- Temporary halts in work.
- School times.
More clues leading to the result TAKESFIVE
More clues leading to the result INTERIMS
More clues leading to the result LETUPS
- Abatements
- Pauses
- Lulls
- Breaks
- Pauses: Coll.
- Pauses.
- Slowdowns.
- Pauses between showers.
- Breathers
- Slackenings
More clues leading to the result FRACTURES
More clues leading to the result SCHMS
More clues leading to the result NEEDSREPAIR
More clues leading to the result INTERLUDES
More clues leading to the result MORATORIA
- Temporary suspensions
- Halts
- Legal authorizations for delay in payments.
- Authorized delays
- Stops
- Suspensions
- Suspensions of activity
- Freezes
- Breaks
More clues leading to the result STOPS
- Organ parts
- Cuts out
- Organ settings
- Prepares to frisk, say
- Pulls over
- Puts an end to
- Eggspires
- Quits
- Train schedule towns
- Wards off
More clues leading to the result LUCK
- Kismet
- Someone else's skill, to a sore loser
- Good fortune
- "With a Little ___" (1978 Wings hit)
- Asset at a casino
- "The Joy ___ Club"
- Sometimes it's dumb
- Gambler's lady?
- Noted Lady
- Bettor's blessing