Inaction: alternatives and connections

Expectancy; condition of being undetermined.

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To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.

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The process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt; -- normally, as in the formation of bone and of teeth; abn…

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A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

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The cessation of use; disuse; discontinuance of practice, custom, or fashion.

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A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; -- so c…

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The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance.

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The act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an end to; the act of putting out or destroying light, fire, life, activity, influence, etc.

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3d pers. sing. pres. of Hold, contraction for holdeth.

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To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling.

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Alt. of Quiescency

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The state or quality of being quiescent.

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To arrest.

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State of being stagnant.

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The condition of being stagnant; cessation of flowing or circulation, as of a fluid; the state of being motionless; as, the stagnation of the blood;…

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A slackening or arrest of the blood current in the vessels, due not to a lessening of the heart's beat, but presumably to some abnormal resistance of…

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A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Thos…

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To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop the ears; hence, to stanch, as a wound.

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The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or action; also, the state of being stopped; as, the stoppage of the circulation of the blood; th…

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The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended; pendency; as, suspension from a hook.

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The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter.

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A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another;…

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A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another;…

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