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Suspension

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

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Broader term 9

Break 76% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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Debarment 76% connected

Hindrance from approach; exclusion.

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Inaction 76% connected

Want of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness.

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Inactivity 76% connected

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

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Interruption 76% connected

The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.

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Interval 76% connected

A space between things; a void space intervening between any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or hills.

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Mixture 76% connected

The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made by a mixture of ingredients.

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Support 76% connected

To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar…

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Supporting 76% connected

of Support

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Narrower term 19

Caesura 76% connected

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…

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Defervescence 76% connected

Alt. of Defervescency

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Delay 76% connected

A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.

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Hold 76% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Lapse 76% connected

A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an unobserved or imperceptible progress or passing away,; -- restricted usually to immaterial things, or to…

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Lull 76% connected

To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.

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Mash 76% connected

A mesh.

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Postponement 76% connected

The act of postponing; a deferring, or putting off, to a future time; a temporary delay.

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Recess 76% connected

A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; as, the recess of the tides.

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Relief 76% connected

The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which…

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Remission 76% connected

The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or giving up.

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Remittal 76% connected

A remitting; a giving up; surrender; as, the remittal of the first fruits.

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Respite 76% connected

A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.

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Rest 76% connected

To arrest.

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Rustication 76% connected

The act of rusticating, or the state of being rusticated; specifically, the punishment of a student for some offense, by compelling him to leave the…

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Subsidence 76% connected

Alt. of Subsidency

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Vapor 76% connected

Any substance in the gaseous, or aeriform, state, the condition of which is ordinarily that of a liquid or solid.

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Vapour 76% connected

the process of becoming a vapor

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Wait 76% connected

To watch; to observe; to take notice.

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Derivationally related 8

Abate 74% connected

To beat down; to overthrow.

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Abate 74% connected

To beat down; to overthrow.

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Dangle 74% connected

To hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion.

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Dangle 74% connected

To hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion.

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Debar 74% connected

To cut off from entrance, as if by a bar or barrier; to preclude; to hinder from approach, entry, or enjoyment; to shut out or exclude; to deny or re…

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Debar 74% connected

To cut off from entrance, as if by a bar or barrier; to preclude; to hinder from approach, entry, or enjoyment; to shut out or exclude; to deny or re…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Suspend 74% connected

To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone.

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Suspend 74% connected

To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone.

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Containing whole 1

Car 70% connected

A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.

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Component part 2

Cushion 70% connected

A case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material, and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad.

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Shock 70% connected

A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stoo…

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Synonym 11

Abatement 92% connected

The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; as, the abatement of a nuisanc…

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Abeyance 92% connected

Expectancy; condition of being undetermined.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Break 92% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Dangling 92% connected

of Dangle

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Hanging 92% connected

of Hang

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Hiatus 92% connected

of Hiatus

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Intermission 92% connected

The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Interruption 92% connected

The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pause 92% connected

A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reprieve 92% connected

To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Respite 92% connected

A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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