the act of stopping something | a defensive effort |
a brief stay in the course of a journey | a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance |
a restraint that checks the motion of something | a support or foundation |
an obstruction in a pipe or tube | tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade) |
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens | a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air |
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes | a support for displaying ot holding various articles |
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it | a small table for holding articles of various kinds |
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations | a booth where articles are displayed for sale |
the event of something ending | a mental position from which things are viewed |
a spot where something halts or pauses | an interruption of normal activity |
the state of inactivity following an interruption | a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area |
| the position where a thing or person stands |