Vocabulary : Suspend to Suspension

Suspend : To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone. ;; To make to depend; as, God hath suspended the promise of eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of life. ;; To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding; to interrupt; to delay; to stay. ;; To hold in an undetermined or undecided state; as, to suspend one's judgment or opinion. ;; To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.; as, to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a club. ;; To cause to cease for a time from operation or effect; as, to suspend the habeas corpus act; to suspend the rules of a legislative body. ;; To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action. ;; To cease from operation or activity; esp., to stop payment, or be unable to meet obligations or engagements (said of a commercial firm or a bank).
Suspended : of Suspend
Suspender : One who, or that which, suspends; esp., one of a pair of straps or braces worn over the shoulders, for holding up the trousers.
Suspending : of Suspend
Suspensation : The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended, especially for a short time; temporary suspension.
Suspense : Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding. ;; Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt. ;; The state of being suspended; specifically, a state of uncertainty and expectation, with anxiety or apprehension; indetermination; indecision; as, the suspense of a person waiting for the verdict of a jury. ;; Cessation for a time; stop; pause. ;; A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.
Suspensely : In suspense.
Suspensibility : The quality or state of being suspensible.
Suspensible : Capable of being suspended; capable of being held from sinking.
Suspension : The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended; pendency; as, suspension from a hook. ;; Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation ;; Of labor, study, pain, etc. ;; Of decision, determination, judgment, etc.; as, to ask a suspension of judgment or opinion in view of evidence to be produced. ;; Of the payment of what is due; as, the suspension of a mercantile firm or of a bank. ;; Of punishment, or sentence of punishment. ;; Of a person in respect of the exercise of his office, powers, prerogative, etc.; as, the suspension of a student or of a clergyman. ;; Of the action or execution of law, etc.; as, the suspension of the habeas corpus act. ;; A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition. ;; The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with, but undissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation by straining; also, any substance in this state. ;; A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive expectation
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