The meaning of Intermission

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

noun

An interruption of continuity or uniformity.

Usage examples:

The magazine has been published without a break since 1950

noun

Former term for breaking cart.

noun

A person or animal that breathes in a particular way.

Usage examples:

A heavy breather

noun

The fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.

Usage examples:

The cessation of hostilities

noun

The ending of a condition or the stopping of an activity

Usage examples:

[ c usually sing ] a cessation of violence

noun

The fact of something ending or stopping

Usage examples:

The company has now stopped trading and has announced the cessation of its business.

noun

The action of ceasing to do or provide something, especially something that has been provided on a regular basis.

Usage examples:

The discontinuation of the product was a surprise to many

noun

A break or hole in an object or between two objects.

Usage examples:

He peeped through the gap in the curtains

noun

An empty space or opening in the middle of something or between two things

Usage examples:

Picking up speed, she closed the gap between them., she has a gap between her front teeth., after a…

noun

A difference between two numbers, amounts, or levels

Usage examples:

Forecasters are predicting a budget gap of nearly $17 bn next year., there is a $40 million shortfa…

verb

Bring or come to an abrupt stop.

Usage examples:

There is growing pressure to halt the bloodshed

noun

A suspension of movement or activity, typically a temporary one.

Usage examples:

A halt in production

adjective

(of a person) having a physical disability.

Usage examples:

If a man were halt or hunch'd

noun

An intervening period of time; an interval.

Usage examples:

Enjoying a lunchtime interlude

noun

A period or event that comes between two others and is different from them

Usage examples:

The ferry trip was a relaxing interlude during the drive.

noun

An intervening time.

Usage examples:

After his departure, there was an interval of many years without any meetings

noun

A period between two events or times, or the space between two points

Usage examples:

If there is a fire, the alarm will sound at 15-second intervals., we’ve positioned guards around th…

verb

Calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements.

Usage examples:

The rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep

noun

A temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity.

Usage examples:

For two days there had been a lull in the fighting

verb

To cause someone to feel calm, sleepy, or safe

Usage examples:

The music lulled the infant to sleep., we were all lulled into thinking they wouldn't do anything.,…

verb

Interrupt action or speech briefly.

Usage examples:

She paused, at a loss for words

noun

A temporary stop in action or speech.

Usage examples:

She dropped me outside during a brief pause in the rain

verb

Cease an action temporarily

verb

Interrupt action or speech briefly.

Usage examples:

She paused, at a loss for words

noun

A temporary stop in action or speech.

Usage examples:

She dropped me outside during a brief pause in the rain

verb

Present participle of pause

Usage examples:

He paused and thought for a moment., she paused to catch her breath, and then kept on jogging., a j…

noun

A small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest.

Usage examples:

A table set into a recess

verb

Attach (a fitment) by setting it back into the wall or surface to which it is fixed.

Usage examples:

The lights are going to be recessed into the ceiling

noun

A period of time in which an organized activity such as study or work is temporarily stopped

Usage examples:

Congress returns from its august recess next week., after lunch, the kids have recess., he pointed …

noun

A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

The refugee encampments will provide some respite from the suffering

verb

Postpone (a sentence, obligation, etc.).

Usage examples:

The execution was only respited a few months

noun

A pause or rest from something difficult or unpleasant

Usage examples:

[ c usually sing ] the center provides a respite for teens in trouble.

verb

Cease work or movement in order to relax, sleep, or recover strength.

Usage examples:

He needed to rest after the feverish activity

noun

An instance or period of resting.

Usage examples:

You look as though you need a rest

verb

Remain or be left in a specified condition.

Usage examples:

You can rest assured she will do everything she can

verb

(of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.

Usage examples:

His laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun

noun

A cessation of movement or operation.

Usage examples:

All business came to a stop

verb

Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

noun

An instance of movement, activity, or supply stopping or being stopped.

Usage examples:

A power stoppage

noun

A filling for a tooth.

verb

(of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.

Usage examples:

His laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun

Present participle of stop

noun

The action of suspending someone or something or the condition of being suspended.

Usage examples:

The suspension of military action

noun

The act of hanging something from above so it moves freely

abbreviation

Timothy (especially in biblical references).