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abeyance, suspension
temporary cessation or suspension
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anergy
inactivity and lack of energy
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arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
the state of inactivity following an interruption
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calcification
an inflexible and unchanging state
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deep freeze
temporary inactivity or suspension
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desuetude
a state of inactivity or disuse
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dormancy, quiescence, quiescency
a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
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extinction
no longer active; extinguished
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holding pattern
a state of inaction with no progress and no change
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rest
a state of inaction
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doldrums, stagnancy, stagnation
a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)
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stagnancy, stagnation
inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation
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stasis
inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces
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cold storage
in a state of abeyance or postponement
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deferral, recess
a state of abeyance or suspended business
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moratorium
suspension of an ongoing activity
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stand-down, standdown
a suspension and relaxation from an alert state or a state of readiness
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hibernation
cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
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aestivation, estivation
(zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
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slumber
a dormant or quiescent state
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countercheck
a check that restrains another check
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logjam
any stoppage attributable to unusual activity
