surcease :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (1)

n. a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"

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Fuzzynyms (24)

arrest, check, hitch, stay, stop, halt, stoppage

n. the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"

break, suspension, interruption, pause, intermission

n. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

interlude

n. an intervening period or episode

conclusion, termination, ending

n. the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"

break, interruption, abrupt change, interrupt

n. some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"

conclusion, ending

n. event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

finish, close

n. event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

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beginning

n. the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"

surcease

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