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ADJOURNMENT |
Suspension |
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PYLON |
Suspension bridge tower |
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LIMBO |
State of suspension |
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APNOEA |
Suspension of breathing |
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ABEYANCE |
Suspension; temporary suppression. |
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TIMEOUT |
Brief suspension of play |
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MORATORIUM |
Agreed suspension of activity |
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INTERRUPTION |
Temporary cessation; intermission; suspension. |
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SYNCOPE |
A pause or cessation; suspension. |
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SLING |
A contrivance for sustaining anything by suspension |
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HANGING |
Death by suspension; execution by a halter. |
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DREDGE |
Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water. |
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HANG |
To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck. |
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RESPITE |
Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital
offender; reprieve. |
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LUNACY |
A morbid suspension of good sense or judgment, as through
fanaticism. |
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FAILURE |
A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment;
as, failure in business. |
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HESITATION |
The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action;
doubt; vacillation. |
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PAUSE |
A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action;
interruption; suspension; cessation. |
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STUPOR |
Great diminution or suspension of sensibility; suppression
of sense or feeling; lethargy. |
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HOLIDAY |
A day fixed by law for suspension of business; a legal
holiday. |
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SIST |
A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of
proceedings. |
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BIFILAR |
Two-threaded; involving the use of two threads; as,
bifilar suspension; a bifilar balance. |
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VESTED |
Not in a state of contingency or suspension; fixed; as,
vested rights; vested interests. |
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REVIVE |
To raise from coma, languor, depression, or
discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension. |
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REPRIEVE |
A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence,
especially of a sentence of death. |