448 entries under verb topic. ×

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break(noun, stop, hold, calm)
35
stop(noun, stop, hold, calm)
34
rest(noun, activity, support, stop)
32
halt(noun, stop, hold, calm)
30
delay(noun, activity, stop, break)
28
stay(noun, stop, hold, calm)
26
cease(noun, stop, hold, break)
23
wait(noun, activity, stop, break)
21
hesitate(activity, stop, delay, object)
21
respite(noun, stop, calm, break)
20
recess(noun, stop, action, calm)
18
interrupt(activity, stop, hold, control)
16
suspend(activity, stop, close, end)
14
discontinue(stop, hold, break, drop)
13
desist(stop, hold, break, drop)
13
tarry(activity, stop, hold, break)
12
end(noun, stop, hold, break)
11
falter(end, terminate, decide, hesitate)
11
waver(stop, delay, object, rest)
10
surcease(noun, stop, end, abandon)
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