Pause

pawz, n. a ceasing: a temporary stop: ce ation caused by doubt: suspense: a mark for suspending the voice: ( mus. ) a mark showing continuance of a note or rest.— v.i. to make a pause.— adjs. Paus′al ; Pause′le .— adv. Pause′le ly .— n. Paus′er , one who pauses or deliberates.— adv. Paus′ingly , with pauses: by breaks: deliberately. [Fr.,—L. pausa —Gr. pausis , from pauein , to cause to cease.]