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| Main Entry: | pause |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wait, delay |
| Synonyms: | abeyance, break, break-off, breathing space, breathing spell, caesura, cessation, coffee break, comma, cutoff, deadlock, discontinuance, downtime, freeze*, gap, gridlock, halt, happy hour, hesitancy, hesitation, hiatus, hitch*, hush, interim, interlude, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interval, lacuna, lapse, layoff, letup, lull, pausation, recess, respite, rest, rest period, stand, standstill, stay, stillness, stopover, stoppage, suspension, time out |
| Antonyms: | continuation, persistence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sojourn |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | brief travel; visit |
| Synonyms: | layover, residence, rest, stay, stop, stopover, tarriance, vacation |
| Main Entry: | stay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | visit |
| Synonyms: | break, halt, holiday, sojourn, stop, stopover, vacation |
| Main Entry: | stop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | visit; place of rest |
| Synonyms: | break, depot, destination, halt, rest, sojourn, stage, station, stay, stopover, termination, terminus |
| Main Entry: | visit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | social call upon another |
| Synonyms: | appointment, call, evening, holiday, interview, sojourn, stay, stop, stopover, talk, tarriance, vacation, visitation, weekend |
| Notes: | a visit is an instance of visiting; a visitation is an act of visiting - with visitation carrying the connotation of an unexpected or undesired occurrence |
| Main Entry: | layover |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | break |
| Synonyms: | delay, hiatus, pause, respite, rest, stop, stopover |
| Main Entry: | look-in |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | visit |
| Synonyms: | appointment, call, evening, holiday, interview, sojourn, stay, stop, stopover, talk, tarriance, vacation, visitation, weekend |
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