2 entries found for pause.
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Function: noun
Text: a momentary halt in an activity <there was a brief pause for applause in her speech>
Synonyms break, breath, breather, interruption, lull, recess
Related Words time-out; interim, interlude, intermission, interval, respite, rest; cessation, discontinuance, ending, expiration, finishing, lapse, stopping, termination; abeyance, moratorium, surcease, suspension; discontinuity, gap, hiatus
Near Antonyms continuation, endurance, persistence, progress, progression; extension, prolongation