Synonyms: stop, stopover, layover
Definition: a brief stay in the course of a journey
Usage: they made a stopover to visit their friends
Similar words: stay
Definition: continuing or remaining in a place or state
Usage: they had a nice stay in Paris; a lengthy hospital stay; a four-month stay in bankruptcy court
Definition: the act of stopping something
Usage: the third baseman made some remarkable stops; his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood
Similar words: human action, human activity, deed, act
Definition: something that people do or cause to happen
Synonyms: block, blockage, closure, stop, stoppage, occlusion
Definition: an obstruction in a pipe or tube
Usage: we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe
Similar words: obstructer, obstruction, obstructor, impediment, impedimenta
Definition: any structure that makes progress difficult
Definition: a restraint that checks the motion of something
Usage: he used a book as a stop to hold the door open
Similar words: restraint, constraint
Definition: a device that retards something's motion
Usage: the car did not have proper restraints fitted
Definition: a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
Usage: the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically
Similar words: mechanical device
Definition: mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
Synonyms: stop
Definition: (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
Usage: the organist pulled out all the stops
Similar words: knob
Definition: a round handle
Synonyms: period, full point, full stop, point, stop
Definition: a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
Usage: in England they call a period a stop
Similar words: punctuation, punctuation mark
Definition: the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
Synonyms: occlusive, stop, stop consonant, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound
Definition: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Usage: his stop consonants are too aspirated
Similar words: obstruent
Definition: a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth
Definition: the event of something ending
Usage: it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill
Similar words: ending, finish, conclusion
Definition: event whose occurrence ends something
Usage: his death marked the ending of an era; when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show
Synonyms: stop
Definition: a spot where something halts or pauses
Usage: his next stop is Atlanta
Similar words: topographic point, spot, place
Definition: a point located with respect to surface features of some region
Usage: this is a nice place for a picnic; a bright spot on a planet
Synonyms: arrest, stop, stoppage, check, halt, hitch, stay
Definition: the state of inactivity following an interruption
Usage: 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
Similar words: inaction, inactiveness, inactivity
Definition: the state of being inactive
Synonyms: break, break off, stop, discontinue
Definition: prevent completion
Usage: stop the project; break off the negotiations
Definition: bring to an end or halt
Usage: She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime; The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I
Definition: stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
Usage: Hold on a moment!
Similar words: break, interrupt
Definition: terminate
Usage: She interrupted her pregnancy; break a lucky streak; break the cycle of poverty
Synonyms: contain, hold back, arrest, check, stop, turn back
Definition: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
Usage: Arrest the downward trend; Check the growth of communism in South East Asia; Contain the rebel movement; Turn back the tide of communism
Similar words: defend
Definition: be on the defensive; act against an attack
Definition: seize on its way
Usage: The fighter plane was ordered to intercept an aircraft that had entered the country's airspace
Similar words: catch, take hold of, grab
Definition: take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
Usage: Catch the ball!; Grab the elevator door!
Synonyms: stop, bar, barricade, block, block off, block up, blockade
Definition: render unsuitable for passage
Usage: block the way; barricade the streets; stop the busy road
Similar words: jam, close up, block, impede, obstruct, obturate, occlude
Definition: block passage through
Usage: obstruct the path
Definition: interrupt a trip
Usage: we stopped at Aunt Mary's house; they stopped for three days in Florence
Similar words: interrupt, break up, disrupt, cut off
Definition: make a break in
Usage: We interrupt the program for the following messages
Synonyms: block, stop, halt, kibosh
Definition: stop from happening or developing
Usage: Block his election; Halt the process
Similar words: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent
Definition: keep from happening or arising; make impossible
Usage: My sense of tact forbids an honest answer; Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project