Standstill is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for STANDSTILL in dictionary:

NOUN:
• a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress
• a situation or condition in which there is no movement or activity at all
• A standing without moving forward or backward; a stop; a state or rest.
• a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
• an interruption of normal activity
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress; stop

Words related to STANDSTILL

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Words that contain STANDSTILL

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How to use STANDSTILL in a sentence

• But still the other cab did not show any sign of coming to a standstill.
• Then he came to a sudden standstill as a wild, forlorn-hope kind of idea suddenly occurred to him.
• He had made out only a few when the, train slackened and came to a standstill.
• The dread of coming to a standstill and being obliged to get out in that eight or ten inches of uninviting mud was a very appreciable factor in our discomfort.
• Till she came back, however, the great work must remain at a standstill, and Simon had leisure to reflect on his late conversation with Mr.
• The work of unification should not come to a standstill on so good a road.
• Byrd was called upon to take charge of him and Entertain him to a Stand-Still.
• As a result the French and English, after driving the Germans back for many miles in northern France were at last brought to a standstill.
• The number slain was not large, but, for all that, the men of Thespiae did not come to a standstill until they found themselves safe inside their walls.
• When I awoke the blessed vehicle had come to a standstill.
• At the point where the footpath led into the road, he came to a standstill for the second time.
• The battle at El Caney was at a standstill and the divisions of Kent and Sumner were in a most perilous situation.
• Should the progress of the column be in any way obstructed, hereby causing a standstill, the one at our rear would inevitably press us upon the front one.
• The call of some animal, a wildcat perhaps, brought the little company to a hurried standstill, and a whispered consultation.
• On the other hand, he could not bring them to a standstill by threatening to shoot at his own daughters, even if he had had anything with him that would look like a pistol.
• Thus it happened that Sparta, from her first introduction in history to her exit, was at a stand-still in whatever involved anything higher than brute force.
• A small nut fallen down out of place will completely stop the machine and bring all of its power to a standstill.
• What would become of the state if no one consented to serve it? Would not everything come to a standstill? To keep his place is the duty of a good citizen.
• When he appeared in State Street, slowly pacing, with an arm behind him, business was brought to an absolute stand-still.
• Greek authors were known only in Latin translations, and science and philosophy came to a standstill.
• A second touch in the opposite direction brought it to an abrupt standstill.
• In fact, Griselda could have fancied she had been running along it for half a mile or more, when at last she was brought to a standstill by finding she could go no further.
• To such a pitch had things now come, said the Chief Secretary, entirely owing to the folly of the Opposition, that the business of the kingdom was almost at a standstill.
• Business and everything else was at a standstill in Linrock these days.
• A very handsome car, driven by a man in white livery, had swept up the little drive and had come to a standstill in front of the hall door.

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