pause
1. pause \'po.z\ n [ME, fr. L pausa, fr. Gk pausis, fr. pauein to stop;
akin to]Gk paula rest 1: a temporary stop 2a: a break in a verse (as a
caesura or interval) 2b: a brief suspension of the voice to indicate the
limits and relations of sentences and their parts 3: temporary inaction
esp. as caused by uncertainty 4a: the sign denoting a fermata 4b: a mark
(as a period or comma) used in writing or printing to indicate o r
correspond to a pause of voice 5: a reason or cause for pausing {give ~}
2. pause vi 1: to stop temporarily 2: to linger for a time