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(noun) a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc) |
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Synonyms: temporary removal |
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Related Words: debarment, debarring |
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(noun) the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait" |
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Synonyms: dangling, hanging |
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Related Words: support, supporting |
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(noun) a system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle |
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Synonyms: suspension system |
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Related Words: mechanical system |
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(noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something |
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Synonyms: abatement, hiatus, reprieve, respite |
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Related Words: abrupt change, break, interruption, remission, subsidence |
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(noun) a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy |
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Related Words: mash, mixture, resuspension, slurry, vapor, vapour |
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(noun) temporary cessation or suspension |
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Synonyms: abeyance |
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Related Words: deferral, inaction, inactiveness, inactivity, moratorium, recess |
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(noun) a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something |
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Synonyms: break, intermission, interruption, pause |
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Related Words: blackout, caesura, delay, halftime, hold, interval, lapse, letup, lull, postponement, relief, respite, rest, rest period, time interval, time lag, time-out, wait |
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