pause
Definitions
Noun
- A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- Temporary inactivity
Verb
- Interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
- Cease an action temporarily
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "pause".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | paused | 1 | 28 |
| 2 | pause | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | pauses | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | menopause | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | tropopause | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "pause".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "pause" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "pause" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "pause" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "pause".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | press | 1 | 127 |
| 2 | phase | 1 | 72 |
| 3 | prose | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | purse | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | posse | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | pulse | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | pansy | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | poise | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | pussy | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | plush | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | palsy | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | perse | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | patsy | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | pabst | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | parse | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | parsi | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | passe | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | pease | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | pense | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | pepsi | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | pepsi's | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | pfost | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | phish | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | plass | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | plese | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | pless | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | ploss | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | pobst | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | poust | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | press' | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | press's | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | prest | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | prisk | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | prism | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | pross | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | prost | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | pruss | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | prust | 1 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 5
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 38
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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