spoken pause
Macready pause
falter
stammer
stutter
bumble
jabber
jabbering
gabble
endophasia
abscission
mum
stopgap
stammered
one moment
just a minute
umlessness
hesitation
postpausal
jump in
postpausally
stound
filler
closing form
break in
just a second
white noise
harangue
haw
titubancy
silence
bredouillement
flannel-mouthed
hypoarticulation
shut one's face
button
shut one's mouth
shut one's gob
chip in
shut one's trap
whillywha
prepausal
cut off
now hear this
dot dot dot
prepausally
nonsonorant
murmur
wittering
epilogue
filled pause
mic-check
autospeak
gong
yabble
er
voluble
button it
short-spoken
wait
speech
save one's breath to cool one's porridge
stem-winder
cadence
gag
abruptio
muzzle
co-speech
mussitation
burble
dry up
save one's breath
bite one's tongue
uh
chat
bite one's lip
check
run-on
end-stopped
pausable
la la la
spoken
clipped
whisperation
kick out
midspeech
aposiopesis
let me see
break
mutely
wordlessly
consonant
taciturnly
silently
medial
yacket
well
hem
stammered
postpausal
flannel-mouthed
prepausal
voluble
short-spoken
co-speech
run-on
end-stopped
pausable
spoken
clipped
medial
postpausally
prepausally
mutely
wordlessly
taciturnly
silently
spoken pause
Macready pause
jabber
jabbering
gabble
endophasia
abscission
stopgap
umlessness
hesitation
filler
closing form
white noise
harangue
titubancy
silence
bredouillement
hypoarticulation
whillywha
nonsonorant
murmur
wittering
epilogue
filled pause
autospeak
yabble
speech
stem-winder
cadence
abruptio
mussitation
burble
chat
whisperation
midspeech
aposiopesis
break
consonant
yacket
falter
stammer
stutter
bumble
jump in
stound
break in
haw
shut one's face
button
shut one's mouth
shut one's gob
chip in
shut one's trap
cut off
mic-check
gong
button it
save one's breath to cool one's porridge
gag
muzzle
dry up
save one's breath
bite one's tongue
bite one's lip
check
kick out
intj
adj
verb
noun
- Mother.
- A type of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
- A decoration made originally of a real chrysanthemum but now usually an artificial (silk) flower combined with ribbons and marked with such indicators as the wearer's name, school name, the year, and so on; traditionally worn by girls at high school homecoming celebrations.
- A chrysanthemum.
noun
- Something spoken to fill up an uncomfortable pause in speech; a filled pause or filler.
- That which stops up or fills a gap or hole.
- A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.
- A person appointed or hired to fill a position temporarily until a permanent appointment or hire can be made; a temp.
verb
- To stop up or fill (a physical gap or hole, or a hiatus).
- To use something as a short-term fix or temporary measure until a better alternative can be obtained.
- To work at a position temporarily until a permanent appointment or hire is made.
adj
verb
noun
- A receptacle for holding small beer.
- A sharp or sudden pain; a shock, an attack.
- A stroke or blow (from an object or weapon); (by extension) a lashing; scourging
- A stand; a stop.
- A moment or instance of urgency; exigence.
- A fit, an episode or sudden outburst of emotion; a rush.
- Astonishment; amazement.
noun
- Any spoken sound or word used to fill gaps in speech; filled pause.
- Something added to fill a space or add weight or size.
- Any semisolid substance used to fill gaps, cracks or pores.
- A relatively inert ingredient added to modify physical characteristics.
- A short article in a newspaper or magazine.
- Any standing tree or standard higher than the surrounding coppice in the form of forest known as "coppice under standards".
- material of lower cost or quality that is used to fill a certain television time slot or physical medium, such as a music album
- In COBOL, the description of an unnamed part of a record that contains no data relevant to a given context (normally capitalised when in a data division).
- One who fills.
- A short piece of music or an announcement between radio or TV programmes.
- A plant that lacks a distinctive shape and can fill inconvenient spaces around other plants in pots or gardens.
- Cut tobacco used to make up the body of a cigar.
verb
- To interrupt one's conversation; speak before another person has finished speaking.
- Starting something brand new or at a new level.
- To cause (something, or someone, new) to function more naturally through use or wear
- To take the virginity of a girl, to deflower.
- To enter a place by force or illicit means.
- To tame; make obedient; to train to follow orders of the owner.
intj
noun
noun
- Speech that goes ignored or uncomprehended.
- Any nondescript noise used for background or to mask or drown out other noise.
- A random signal (or process) with a flat power spectral density; a signal with a power spectral density that has equal power in any band, at any centre frequency, having a given bandwidth.
verb
- To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation.
- To cause (an animal) to turn left.
- To turn towards the driver, typically to the left.
noun
- A disease of the nictitating membrane.
- A hedge.
- The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane.
- Fruit of the hawthorn.
intj
noun
verb
noun
- A badge worn on clothes, fixed with a pin through the fabric.
- A bud.
- An on-screen control that can be selected as an activator of an attached function.
- The means for initiating a nuclear strike or similar cataclysmic occurrence.
- In an instrument of the violin family, the near-semicircular shape extending from the top of the back plate of the instrument, meeting the heel of the neck.
- Synonym of endbutton, part of a violin-family instrument.
- A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion.
- Pedicle; the attachment point for antlers in cervids.
- A mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism.
- The soft circular tip at the end of a foil.
- A raised pavement marker to further indicate the presence of a pavement-marking painted stripe.
- The final joke at the end of a comedic act (such as a sketch, set, or scene).
- The center (bullseye) of the house.
- The player who is last to act after the flop, turn and river, who possesses the button.
- A small white blotch on a cat's coat.
- The end of a runway.
- Synonym of adjuster.
- The punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene.
- The head of an unexpanded mushroom.
- The least amount of care or interest; a whit or jot.
- A methaqualone tablet (used as a recreational drug).
- A button man; a professional assassin.
- A plastic disk used to represent the person in last position in a poker game; also dealer's button.
- A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, such as a door.
- The clitoris.
- A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.
- The final segment of a rattlesnake's rattle.
- A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.
verb
- To interrupt (someone speaking).
- To remove via cutting.
- To turn off or switch off (an electrical device).
- (North American) swerve in front of (another car) while driving; cut [someone] up
- To isolate or remove from contact.
- To end abruptly.
- To stop providing funds to (someone).
- To stop the provision or supply of something, e.g. power, water.
noun
- Soft indistinct speech.
- The sound made by any condition which produces noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart.
- A muttered complaint or protest; the expression of dissatisfaction in a low muttering voice; any expression of complaint or discontent.
- Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water.
verb
noun
noun
- A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.
- The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.
- Language used orally, rather than in writing.
- An utterance that is quoted; see direct speech, reported speech
- Public talk, news, gossip, rumour.
- The act of speaking, a certain style of it.
- A dialect, vernacular, or (dated) a language.
verb
noun
- A fall in inflection of a speaker’s voice, such as at the end of a sentence.
- The number of steps per minute.
- A progression of at least two chords which conclude a piece of music, section or musical phrases within it. Sometimes referred to analogously as musical punctuation.
- A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.
- The number of strides per second of a racehorse, measured when the same foot/hoof strikes the ground
- The rhythm and sequence of a series of actions.
- A dance move which ends a phrase.
- The act or state of declining or sinking.
- The number of revolutions per minute of the cranks or pedals of a bicycle.
- The frequency of regular product releases.
- The general inflection or modulation of the voice, or of any sound.
- Balanced, rhythmic flow.
- A chant that is sung by military personnel while running or marching; a jody call.
- The measure or beat of movement.
- Harmony and proportion of movement, as in a well-managed horse.
- cadency
verb
verb
- prevent from speaking out
- fit with a muzzle
- tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
noun
- the open circular discharging end of a gun
- forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose
- a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting
- restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
noun
- A conversation to stop an argument or settle a situation.
- A louse (small, parasitic insect).
- Any of various small Old World passerine birds in the muscicapid tribe Saxicolini or subfamily Saxicolinae that feed on insects.
- A chat room.
- An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation.
- A small potato, such as is given to swine.
- Mining waste from lead and zinc mines.
- Informal conversation.
- The entirety of users in a chat room or a single member thereof.
- Any of several small Australian honeyeaters in the genus Epthianura.
verb
verb
- To make a stop; to pause; with at.
- To inspect; to examine.
- To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
- To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
- To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
- To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have the opponent pass or bounce it back to start play.
- To make a move which puts an adversary's king in check; to put in check.
- To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
- To disrupt another player with the stick or body to obtain possession of the ball or puck.
- To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
- To announce that one is remaining in a hand without betting.
- To verify or compare with a source of information.
- To leave in safekeeping.
- To control, limit, or halt.
- To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
- To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
- To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
- To act as a curb or restraint.
- To mark with a check pattern.
adj
noun
- The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds.
- A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
- Any fabric woven with such a pattern.
- A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
- A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator.
- A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
- A control; a limit or stop.
- An inspection or examination.
- A small chink or crack.
- A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
- An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.
- A mark, certificate, or token by which errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
- A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered pattern.
- A token used instead of cash in gaming machines, or in gambling generally.
phrase
- Used as a filled pause to indicating thinking or pondering, not inviting hearer to participate.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, me, see.
- Used when pondering the results of an action one is doing, or to politely ask for permission to do something
- Used to indicate incredulity; wait a minute; hold on
noun
- A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.
- The transition area between a singer's vocal registers; the passaggio.
- A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.
- An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
- A place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water).
- A sharp bit or snaffle.
- The number of points scored by one player in one visit to the table.
- An area along a river that features steep banks, bluffs, or gorges (e.g., Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, US).
- A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music.
- A temporary split with a romantic partner.
- The point in the musical scale at which a woodwind instrument is designed to overblow, that is, to move from its lower to its upper register.
- A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.
- A keystroke or other signal that causes a program to terminate or suspend execution.
- A scheduled interval of days or weeks between periods of school instruction; a holiday.
- A rest or pause, usually from work.
- The counter-attack.
- A short holiday.
- An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
- A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
- A sudden fall in prices on the stock exchange.
- The beginning (of the morning).
- A game won by the receiving player(s).
- An act of escaping.
- The first shot in a game of billiards.
- The curve imparted to the ball's motion on the green due to slope or grass texture.
- A time for students to talk or play between lessons.
- The separation between lines, paragraphs or pages of a written text.
- The start of a horse race.
verb
- To go down, in terms of temperature, indicating that the most dangerous part of the illness has passed.
- To become deeper at puberty.
- To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.
- To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
- To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break.
- To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change gait.
- To demote; to reduce the military rank of.
- To counter-attack.
- To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.
- To open (a safe) without using the correct key, combination, or the like.
- To become audible suddenly.
- To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.
- To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.
- To turn an animal into a beast of burden.
- Of prices on the stock exchange: to fall suddenly.
- To cause the shell of (an egg) to crack, so that the inside (yolk) is accessible.
- To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
- To ruin financially.
- To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc.
- To change a steady state abruptly.
- To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
- To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
- To end the run of (a play).
- To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.
- To cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression.
- To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.
- To (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for.
- To begin or end.
- To suddenly become.
- To win a game (against one's opponent) as receiver.
- To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.
- To demulsify.
- To end (a connection); to disconnect.
- To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.
- To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
- To arrive.
- To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.
- To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.
- To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
- To crack or fracture (bone) under a physical strain.
- To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
- To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.
- To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.
- To end.
- To remove one of the two men on (a point).
- To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.
- To violate; to fail to adhere to.
- To cause, or allow the occurrence of, a line break.
- To B-boy; to breakdance.
adv
adv
adv
adv
adj
- (of a speech sound) In the middle of a word.
- Of or pertaining to the media and/or the areas of the wing next to it.
- Pertaining to the inside; closer to the median plane of the body or the midline of an organ.
- Closer to the addressee.
- Of or pertaining to a mean or average.
- Pertaining to the middle layer of a blood vessel, to its tunica media.
- (of a consonant) Central: produced when air flows across the center of the mouth over the tongue.
noun
intj
- Used in speech to fill gaps, particularly at the beginning of a response to a question; filled pause.
- An exclamation of sarcastic surprise (often doubled or tripled and spoken in a lowering intonation).
- Used to acknowledge a statement or situation.
- An exclamation of indignance.
- Used in speech to express the overcoming of reluctance to say something.
- Used as a greeting
- Used as a question to demand an answer from someone reluctant to answer.
verb
- To have something seep out of the surface.
- To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.
adv
- To a significant degree.
- In a desirable manner; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favourably; advantageously.
- Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
- Completely, fully.
- Very (as a general-purpose intensifier).
noun
- A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water to keep fish alive while they are transported to market.
- A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects.
- A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.
- A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.
- A source of supply.
- The playfield of Tetris and similar video games, into which the blocks fall.
- An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
- In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.
- A well drink.
- A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
- A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.
- The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.
- The cockpit of a sailboat.
- The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom.
- A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.
adj
intj
noun
- In sheet metal design, a rim or edge folded back on itself to create a smooth edge and to increase strength or rigidity.
- A rim or margin of something.
- An utterance or sound of the voice like "hem", often indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.
- The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.
verb
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