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pause
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- pronunciation:
- pawz
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
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noun |
| definition: |
When there is a pause, something stops for a short time.
Ken took a quick pause from his homework to eat a snack.At the winter concert, a lot of people coughed during the pause between each song.- synonyms:
- break, halt, interval
- similar words:
- interruption, recess, stop
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
pauses, pausing, paused |
| definition: |
When you pause, you stop what you are doing for a little while.
The teacher paused for a moment to think before she answered Emma's question.- synonyms:
- halt, hesitate, recess
- similar words:
- break, delay, interrupt, stop, wait
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| related words: |
hesitate |
| derivation: |
pauseless (adj.) |
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