Definition of pause

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Pause (n.) To be intermitted; to cease; as, the music pauses..

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Stationed :: Station (n.) One of the places at which ecclesiastical processions pause for the performance of an act of devotion; formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those representations of the successive stages of our Lord's passion which are often placed round the naves of large churches and by the side of the way leading to sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in rotation, stated services being performed at each; -- called also Station o
Break :: Break (v. t.) An interruption; a pause; as, a break in friendship; a break in the conversation..
Demur :: Demur (v. i.) To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.
Pause :: Pause (v. t.) To cause to stop or rest; -- used reflexively.
Pause :: Pause (n.) A hold. See 4th Hold, 7..
Demur :: Demur (v. i.) Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.
Interpoint :: Interpoint (v. t.) To point; to mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate.
Interpause :: Interpause (n.) An intermission.
Suspense :: Suspense (a.) Cessation for a time; stop; pause.
Hold :: Hold (n.) A character [thus /] placed over or under a note or rest, and indicating that it is to be prolonged; -- called also pause, and corona..
Abide :: Abide (v. i.) To wait; to pause; to delay.
Hum :: Hum (interj.) Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech implying doubt and deliberation.
Pause :: Pause (n.) A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
Caesura :: Caesura (n.) A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in the middle of a foot. Also, a long syllable on which the caesural accent rests, or which is used as a foot..
Pause :: Pause (n.) Temporary inaction or waiting; hesitation; suspence; doubt.
Pause :: Pause (n.) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
Menopause :: Menopause (n.) The period of natural cessation of menstruation. See Change of life, under Change..
Rest :: Rest (n.) A short pause in reading verse; a c/sura.
Respite :: Respite (n.) To relieve by a pause or interval of rest.
Pauser :: Pauser (n.) One who pauses.
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