Hiatus vs. Pause
Hiatusnoun
A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
Hiatusnoun
An interruption, break or pause.
Hiatusnoun
An unexpected break from work.
Hiatusnoun
(geology) A gap in geological strata.
Hiatusnoun
(anatomy) An opening in an organ.
Hiatusnoun
(linguistics) A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)
Hiatusnoun
An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm; esp., a defect in a manuscript, where some part is lost or effaced; a space where something is wanting; a break.
Hiatusnoun
The concurrence of two vowels in two successive words or syllables.
Hiatusnoun
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
Hiatusnoun
a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
Hiatusnoun
a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
Pauseverb
(intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
Pauseverb
(intransitive) To interrupt an activity and wait.
Pauseverb
(intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
Pauseverb
(transitive) To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
Pauseverb
To consider; to reflect.
Pausenoun
A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
Pausenoun
A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
Pausenoun
Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
Pausenoun
In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
Pausenoun
A break or paragraph in writing.
Pausenoun
(music) A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
Pausenoun
alternative spelling of Pause||a button that pauses or resumes something
Pausenoun
take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate
Pausenoun
A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
Pausenoun
Temporary inaction or waiting; hesitation; suspence; doubt.
Pausenoun
In speaking or reading aloud, a brief arrest or suspension of voice, to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their parts.
Pausenoun
In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation point; as, teach the pupil to mind the pauses.
Pausenoun
A break or paragraph in writing.
Pausenoun
A hold. See 4th Hold, 7.
Pauseverb
To make a short stop; to cease for a time; to intermit speaking or acting; to stop; to wait; to rest.
Pauseverb
To be intermitted; to cease; as, the music pauses.
Pauseverb
To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
Pauseverb
To stop in order to consider; hence, to consider; to reflect.
Pauseverb
To cause to stop or rest; - used reflexively.
Pausenoun
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
Pausenoun
temporary inactivity
Pauseverb
interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing;
Pauseverb
cease an action temporarily;
Pauseverb
interrupt action or speech briefly
Pauseverb
temporarily interrupt the operation of (a process or device)
Pausenoun
a temporary stop in action or speech
Pausenoun
a mark over a note or rest that is to be lengthened by an unspecified amount.
Pausenoun
a control allowing the temporary interruption of recording, playback, or other process.
