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standstill

/ˈstændˌstɪl/ /ˈstænˌstɪl/

Meanings
noun
Complete immobility; halt

Examples :

"The wreck brought traffic to a standstill for hours."
condition situation event

Related Words

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hours noun

/ˈaʊɚz/ /ˈaʊə(ɹ)z/

A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.

"I spent an hour at lunch."

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traffic noun

/ˈtɹæfɪk/

Pedestrians or vehicles on roads, or the flux or passage thereof.

"The traffic is slow during rush hour."

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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for conjunction

/fɔːr/

Because of; as a result of.

"I went home, for I was tired."

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brought verb

/bɹɔːt/ /bɹɔt/

(ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

"Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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immobility noun

/ˌɪmoʊˈbɪləti/ /ɪˌmoʊˈbɪləti/

The quality of not moving.

"The immobility of the broken elevator trapped the passengers inside. "

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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complete noun

/kəmˈpliːt/

A completed survey.

"The complete survey was handed in to the teacher. "

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halt verb

/hɔːlt/

To limp; move with a limping gait.

"The old dog, injured in a fall, halted as it walked towards the door. "

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wreck noun

/ˈɹɛk/

Something or someone that has been ruined.

"He was an emotional wreck after the death of his wife."