Clues for the word "PAUSE"

We've had 105 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 215 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on June 29, 2026.

Definition of pause

n. - A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
n. - Temporary inaction or waiting; hesitation; suspence; doubt.
n. - In speaking or reading aloud, a brief arrest or suspension of voice, to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their parts.
n. - In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation point; as, teach the pupil to mind the pauses.
n. - A break or paragraph in writing.
n. - A hold. See 4th Hold, 7.
n. - To make a short stop; to cease for a time; to intermit speaking or acting; to stop; to wait; to rest.
n. - To be intermitted; to cease; as, the music pauses.
n. - To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
n. - To stop in order to consider; hence, to consider; to reflect.
v. t. - To cause to stop or rest; -- used reflexively.