Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (n) arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage (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"
S: (n) arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage (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"
S: (n) calcification (an inflexible and unchanging state) "the calcification of negotiations"
S: (n) deep freeze (temporary inactivity or suspension) "the legislation has now been revived after ten years in the deep freeze"
S: (n) dormancy, quiescence, quiescency (a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction) "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"
S: (n) extinction (no longer active; extinguished) "the extinction of the volcano"
S: (n) holding pattern (a state of inaction with no progress and no change) "you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment"
S: (n) rest (a state of inaction) "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"
S: (n) stagnation, stagnancy, doldrums (a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)) "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"
S: (n) stagnation, stagnancy (inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation)
S: (n) stasis (inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces)