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stop vs standstill

standstill vs stop

stop and standstill both are nouns.

stop is a verb but standstill is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stop Yes No Yes No
standstill Yes No No No
As nouns, standstill is a hyponym of stop; that is, standstill is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stop:
  • stop: the event of something ending
  • standstill: an interruption of normal activity
Other hyponyms of stop include cessation, surcease, stand, tie-up.
stop (noun) standstill (noun)
the act of stopping something an interruption of normal activity
a brief stay in the course of a journey a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
a restraint that checks the motion of something
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
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
the event of something ending
a spot where something halts or pauses
the state of inactivity following an interruption
stop (verb) standstill (verb)
prevent completion
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
seize on its way
render unsuitable for passage
come to a halt, stop moving
cause to end
interrupt a trip
stop from happening or developing
put an end to a state or an activity
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Difference between stop and standstill

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