discontinuous
intermittence
intermittency
break-off
subcontinuous
gap
breaking off
wearied
dog-tired
powfagged
red-faced
abruption
jaded
broken
stop-start
intermissive
letup
spell
tie-up
gassed
discontinuance
gassed out
discontinuation
out of office
overfatigue
-pause
arrest
punctuate
fitful
break down
check
disconnect
halting
hitch
interrupted
by fits and starts
stoppage
collapse
stop
halt
off-and-on
stay
lassitude
uninterruption
intercision
fatigableness
hiatus
pausingly
pauseful
take a breath
fatiguing
languescent
interpausal
fried
burned-out
mushed
burnt-out
pierce
information fatigue
prefatigued
standstill
postfatigue
tick over
euchred
tiredish
snap
idle
intermittentness
expended
beat
kerried
cashed
stand
abruptedly
Kerry Packered
tiring
wabbit
bleary
exhausting
fire
suspension
choppy
blear-eyed
stressed out
knackered
wearing
cream crackered
discharge
wearying
bleary-eyed
crack
blear
drained
on-again, off-again
exhaustion
overspent
nonstop
discontinuous
subcontinuous
wearied
dog-tired
powfagged
red-faced
jaded
broken
stop-start
intermissive
gassed
gassed out
out of office
fitful
halting
interrupted
off-and-on
pauseful
fatiguing
languescent
interpausal
fried
burned-out
mushed
burnt-out
prefatigued
postfatigue
euchred
tiredish
expended
beat
kerried
cashed
Kerry Packered
tiring
wabbit
bleary
exhausting
choppy
blear-eyed
stressed out
knackered
wearing
cream crackered
wearying
bleary-eyed
blear
drained
on-again, off-again
overspent
by fits and starts
pausingly
abruptedly
nonstop
intermittence
intermittency
break-off
gap
breaking off
abruption
letup
spell
tie-up
discontinuance
discontinuation
overfatigue
arrest
check
disconnect
hitch
stoppage
stop
halt
stay
lassitude
uninterruption
intercision
fatigableness
hiatus
information fatigue
standstill
snap
intermittentness
stand
suspension
exhaustion
punctuate
break down
collapse
take a breath
pierce
tick over
idle
snap
fire
discharge
crack
noun
- A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.
- A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.
- The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.
- An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
- An opening allowing passage or entrance.
- An opening that implies a breach or defect.
- (usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.
- An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.
- The regions between the outfielders.
- A vacant space or time.
- A mountain or hill pass.
- A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).
verb
adj
adj
adj
adj
- Interrupted; not continuous.
- Overpowered; overly powerful; too powerful.
- Dashed; made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
- Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.
- Fractured; having the bone in pieces.
- Badly designed or implemented.
- Fragmented; in separate pieces.
- Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.
- Having no money; bankrupt, broke.
- Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.
- Having periods of silence scattered throughout; not regularly continuous.
- Split or ruptured.
- Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.
- Breached; violated; not kept.
- Non-functional; not functioning properly.
- Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.
- Uneven.
noun
- A period of rest; time off.
- An uninterrupted series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler.
- A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.
- An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance.
- Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
- A definite period (of work or other activity).
- A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.
- The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.
- A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc.
- A shift (of work); (rare) a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour.
verb
- To be able to write or say the letters that form words.
- To work in place of (someone).
- To constitute; to measure.
- To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.
- To clarify; to explain in detail.
- Of letters: to compose (a word).
- To indicate that (some event) will occur.
- To rest from work for a time.
- To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
- To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.
adj
verb
- collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
- make ineffective
- make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
- lose control of one's emotions
- stop operating or functioning
- fall apart
- cause to fall or collapse
- separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
noun
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- a written order directing a bank to pay money
- an appraisal of the state of affairs
- the bill in a restaurant
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
- the act of inspecting or verifying
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
- a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
- (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
verb
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- make an examination or investigation
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- slow the growth or development of
- be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- consign for shipment on a vehicle
- hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
- abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
- stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
- mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
- decline to initiate betting
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- place into check
- write out a check on a bank account
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- verify by consulting a source or authority
- arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
- make cracks or chinks in
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
noun
- A break or interruption in an existing connection, continuum, or process; disconnection.
- A switch used to isolate a portion of an electrical circuit.
- A lack of connection or accord; a mismatch.
- The deliberate severing of ties with family, friends, etc. considered antagonistic towards Scientology.
verb
noun
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- a period of time spent in military service
- an unforeseen obstacle
- a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
- a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot
- any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
- the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
verb
adv
noun
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- the event of something ending
- the act of stopping something
- a brief stay in the course of a journey
- a spot where something halts or pauses
- a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
- a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
- a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
- a restraint that checks the motion of something
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
verb
- come to a halt, stop moving
- put an end to a state or an activity
- stop from happening or developing
- interrupt a trip
- cause to end
- prevent completion
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- seize on its way
- have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
- render unsuitable for passage
- stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
noun
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- continuing or remaining in a place or state
- a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
- a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
- (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
verb
adj
adj
- Extremely tired due to exertion or stress; exhausted.
- Drunk; under the influence of alcohol.
- Fried with the yolk unbroken.
- Broken as a result of excessive heat or an electrical surge.
- Cooked in a deep fryer or pressure fryer or the like after being coated (breaded) in batter; compare deep-fried.
- Cooked by frying.
- Stoned; under the influence of drugs.
adj
noun
- A sudden break.
- A crisp or pithy quality; epigrammatic point or force.
- A tool used by riveters.
- A tool used by glass-moulders.
- A card game, primarily for children, in which players cry "snap" to claim pairs of matching cards as they are turned up.
- A thin circular cookie or similar baked good.
- A snap bean such as Phaseolus vulgaris.
- Something of no value.
- A quick offhand shot with a firearm; a snap shot.
- A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
- The sudden release of something held under pressure or tension.
- A visual message sent through the Snapchat application.
- A rivet: a scrapbooking embellishment.
- That which is, or may be, snapped up; something bitten off, seized, or obtained by a single quick movement; hence, a bite, morsel, or fragment; a scrap.
- A small meal, a snack; lunch.
- Something that is easy or effortless.
- A very short period of time (figuratively, the time taken to snap one's fingers), or a task that can be accomplished in such a period.
- A small device resembling a safety pin, used to attach the bait or lure to the line.
- A brief, sudden period of a certain weather; used primarily in the phrase cold snap.
- briskness; vigour; energy; decision
- An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
- A backward pass or handoff of a football from its position on the ground that puts the ball in play; a hike.
- The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.
- A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.
- A photograph; a snapshot.
- A snapper, or snap beetle.
- A newsflash.
- jounce (the fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time), followed by crackle and pop
- A package provided for the application sandboxing system snapd developed by Canonical.
intj
- The cry used in a game of snap when winning a hand.
- "I've got one the same!", "Me too!"
- Ritual utterance used after something is said by two people at exactly the same time.
- Used in place of expletive to express surprise, usually in response to a negative statement or news; often used facetiously.
- Ritual utterance of agreement (after the cry in the card game snap).
verb
- To suffer a mental breakdown, usually while under tension.
- To say abruptly or sharply.
- To jump to a fixed position relative to another element.
- To snatch with or as if with the teeth.
- To flash or appear to flash as with light.
- To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.
- To cause to move suddenly and smartly.
- To attempt to seize or bite with the teeth, beak, etc.
- To send a visual message through the Snapchat application.
- To cause something to emit a snapping sound, especially by closing it rapidly.
- To take a photograph; to release a camera's shutter (which may make a snapping sound).
- To attempt to seize with eagerness.
- To give forth or produce a sharp cracking noise; to crack.
- To give way abruptly and loudly.
- To pull apart with a snapping sound; to pop loose.
- To fracture or break apart suddenly.
- To close something using a snap as a fastener.
- To put (a football) in play by a backward pass or handoff from its position on the ground; to hike (a football).
- To speak abruptly or sharply.
- To misfire.
- To fit or fasten together with a snapping sound.
- To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just snicked a bowled ball).
adj
adj
- Exhausted.
- Ugly.
- Having impressively attractive makeup.
- Boring.
- Relating to the Beat Generation.
- Dilapidated, beat up.
verb
- simple past tense of beat
- To rob.
- To indicate by beating or drumming.
- To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.
- To sound with more or less rapid alternations of greater and lesser intensity, so as to produce a pulsating effect; said of instruments, tones, or vibrations not perfectly in unison.
- To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.
- To make a sound when struck.
- To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
- To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
- To strike (water, foliage etc.) in order to drive out game; to travel through (a forest etc.) for hunting.
- To hit; to strike.
- To tread, as a path.
- To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.
- To make a succession of strokes on a drum.
- To move with pulsation or throbbing.
- To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
- To have sexual intercourse.
- To arrive at a place before someone.
- To persuade the seller to reduce a price.
- To be in agitation or doubt.
noun
- A short pause in a play, screenplay, or teleplay, for dramatic or comedic effect.
- A beatnik.
- A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
- The route patrolled by a police officer or a guard.
- The primary focus of a reporter's stories (such as police/courts, education, city government, business etc.).
- A rhythm.
- The rhythm signalled by a conductor or other musician to the members of a group of musicians.
- A pulsation or throb.
- A makeup look; compare beat one's face.
- A stroke; a blow.
- The instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music.
- The act of scouring, or ranging over, a tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those so engaged, collectively.
- A smart tap on the adversary's blade.
- The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency
- A precinct.
noun
- an interruption of normal activity
- a support or foundation
- the position where a thing or person stands
- a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area
- a small table for holding articles of various kinds
- a support for displaying ot holding various articles
- a mental position from which things are viewed
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance
- tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)
- a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
- a defensive effort
verb
- be standing; be upright
- be in some specified state or condition
- occupy a place or location, also metaphorically
- hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- have or maintain a position or stand on an issue
- remain inactive or immobile
- be in effect; be or remain in force
- be tall; have a height of; copula
- put into an upright position
- withstand the force of something
- be available for stud services
verb
- cause to go off
- start firing a weapon
- bake in a kiln so as to harden
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
- go off or discharge
- drive out or away by or as if by fire
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- destroy by fire
- provide with fuel
- generate an electrical impulse
- become ignited
- start or maintain a fire in
noun
- the event of something burning (often destructive)
- the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
- the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
- a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile
- feelings of great warmth and intensity
- fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
- a severe trial
- intense adverse criticism
noun
- A temporary or conditional delay, interruption or discontinuation.
- Thus a kind of silt or sludge.
- The process of barring a student from school grounds as a form of punishment (particularly out-of-school suspension).
- The state of a solid or substance produced when its particles are mixed with, but not dissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining.
- The system of springs and shock absorbers connected to the wheels in an automobile, which allows the vehicle to move smoothly with reduced shock to its occupants.
- The act of keeping a person who is listening in doubt and expectation of what is to follow.
- The act of or discord produced by prolonging one or more tones of a chord into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects.
- A function derived, in a standard way, from another, such that the instant function’s domain and codomain are suspensions of the original function’s.
- The temporary barring of a person from a workplace, society, etc. pending investigation into alleged misconduct.
- A stay or postponement of the execution of a sentence, usually by letters of suspension granted on application to the Lord Ordinary.
- A topological space derived from another by taking the product of the original space with an interval and collapsing each end of the product to a point.
- The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.
verb
- cause to go off
- complete or carry out
- pour forth or release
- free from obligations or duties
- remove the charge from
- go off or discharge
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- eliminate (a substance)
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- release from military service
- become empty or void of its content
noun
- the sudden giving off of energy
- the act of venting
- a substance that is emitted or released
- any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
- the act of discharging a gun
verb
- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- make a very sharp explosive sound
- make a sharp sound
- hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
- pass through (a barrier)
- break partially but keep its integrity
- gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
- suffer a nervous breakdown
- tell spontaneously
- cause to become cracked
- reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
- break into simpler molecules by means of heat
noun
- a long narrow cleft
- a narrow opening
- a long narrow depression in a surface
- a sudden sharp noise
- a chance to do something
- witty remark
- a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
- a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
- a usually brief attempt
- the act of cracking something
adj
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