Definition of pause

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Pause (v. t.) To cause to stop or rest; -- used reflexively.

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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.
Interpoint :: Interpoint (v. t.) To point; to mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate.
Rest :: Rest (n.) A short pause in reading verse; a c/sura.
Pause :: Pause (n.) In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation point; as, teach the pupil to mind the pauses..
Pause :: Pause (n.) Temporary inaction or waiting; hesitation; suspence; doubt.
Interpause :: Interpause (n.) An intermission.
Stutter :: Stutter (v. t. & i.) To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer.
Selah :: Selah (n.) A word of doubtful meaning, occuring frequently in the Psalms; by some, supposed to signify silence or a pause in the musical performance of the song..
Point :: Point (n.) A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence, figuratively, an end, or conclusion..
Breath :: Breath (n.) Time to breathe; respite; pause.
Pause :: Pause (n.) To stop in order to consider; hence, to consider; to reflect..
Suspense :: Suspense (a.) Cessation for a time; stop; pause.
Break :: Break (v. t.) An interruption; a pause; as, a break in friendship; a break in the conversation..
Breathing :: Breathing (n.) Stop; pause; delay.
Punctuate :: Punctuate (v. t.) To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in expressing the meaning..
Pause :: Pause (n.) In speaking or reading aloud, a brief arrest or suspension of voice, to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their parts..
Scansion :: Scansion (n.) The act of scanning; distinguishing the metrical feet of a verse by emphasis, pauses, or otherwise..
Pause :: Pause (v. t.) To cause to stop or rest; -- used reflexively.
Demur :: Demur (v. i.) Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.
Corona :: Corona (n.) A character [/] called the pause or hold.
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