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Gap

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breakverb(ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
cracknoun(intransitive) To form cracks.
breachnoun(law) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment.
openingnounAn act or instance of making or becoming open.
disruptionnounAn interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
interruptionnounThe act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
colnoun(geography) A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.
spreadverb(transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.

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breachnoun(law) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment.
cracknounA thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
breaknounAn instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
spreadnounThe act of spreading.
disruptionnounAn interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
interruptionnounThe act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
openingnounAn act or instance of making or becoming open.
colnoun(geography) A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks.
fracturenoun(medicine) A break in bone or cartilage.
flawnounA defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
fractured(not comparable) Broken into sharp pieces.
cleavagenounThe hollow or separation between a woman's breasts, especially as revealed by a low neckline.
riftnoun(figurative) A lack of cohesion; a state of conflict, incompatibility, or emotional distance.
precipicenounA very steep cliff.
breakdownnoun(countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.
darknounA complete or (more often) partial absence of light.
loadnounA burden; a weight to be carried.
disabilitynoun(uncountable) The state of having such a condition; the state of being disabled.
handicapnounSomething that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
lapsenounA temporary failure; a slip.

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