respite
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(noun) a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" |
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Synonyms: break, recess, time out |
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Related Words: pause |
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(verb) grant a respite to |
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Related Words: defer, hold over, postpone, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table |
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(noun) a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" |
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Synonyms: relief, rest, rest period |
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Related Words: break, breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension |
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(noun) the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment |
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Synonyms: reprieve |
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Related Words: clemency, mercifulness, mercy |
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(verb) postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution |
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Synonyms: reprieve |
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Related Words: defer, hold over, postpone, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table |
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(noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something |
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Synonyms: abatement, hiatus, reprieve, suspension |
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Related Words: abrupt change, break, interruption, remission, subsidence |
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(noun) a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort |
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Synonyms: reprieve |
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Related Words: ease, relief |
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