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[ stand -stil ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈstændˌstɪl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a state of cessation of movement or action; halt; stop: The ball rolled to a standstill.
Origin of standstill First recorded in 1695–1705; noun use of verb phrase stand still
Words nearby standstill standpattism, standpipe, standpoint, St. Andrews, St. Andrew's cross, standstill , standstill agreement, stand still for, stand the gaff, stand the sight of, stand to
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Example sentences from the Web for standstill The heart was in standstill , hazy clots filling the ventricles.
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The business has ground to a standstill as hair suppliers in other parts of Ukraine are leery of coming to the capital.
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For now it is an industry consumed by accusation, fear, and disease even as a moratorium has brought business to a standstill .
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Reconstruction and new construction in Gaza is at a standstill .
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It imploded with the 1978–79 Winter of Discontent, when rampant trade-union militancy brought Britain to a standstill .
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The train came to a standstill , the coupling between the wrecked and the unwrecked portions remaining intact.
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But the boy was able to look after himself now, for the vehicle was almost at a standstill , and the motorman had it under control.
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In such communities, however, the rural school need not be completely at a standstill .
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New York almost came to a standstill as order and anarchy faced each other.
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People on the grandstand heard the sweet childish cry of joy and saw Dollie a moment after come to a standstill .
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British Dictionary definitions for standstill noun a complete cessation of movement; stop; halt the car came to a standstill
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Idioms and Phrases with standstill see come to a halt (standstill).
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Words related to standstill stalemate, deadlock, dead end, impasse, pause, halt, wait, delay, arrest, gridlock, checkmate, cessation, corner, hole, standoff, check, inaction
Medical definitions for standstill n. Complete cessation of activity or progress.
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