lull vs pause

lull and pause both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lull	Yes	No	Yes	No
pause	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pause is a hypernym of lull; that is, pause is a word with a broader meaning than lull:

lull: a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
pause: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

Other hypernyms of lull include break, intermission, interruption, suspension.

lull (noun)	pause (noun)
a period of calm weather	temporary inactivity
a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished	a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

lull (verb)	pause (verb)
become quiet or less intensive	cease an action temporarily
make calm or still	interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
calm by deception