bring+to+a+standstill
41stalemates — stale·mate || steɪlmeɪt n. situation in which neither player can move (Chess); deadlock, standstill, draw v. bring into a stalemate (Chess); bring to a standstill …
42stalemating — stale·mate || steɪlmeɪt n. situation in which neither player can move (Chess); deadlock, standstill, draw v. bring into a stalemate (Chess); bring to a standstill …
43stay — I v 1. remain, dwell, live, reside, sojourn, lodge, abide, inhabit, cohabit; establish oneself, pitch tent, settle, anchor, put down stakes, plant oneself. 2. continue, keep, remain, maintain, sustain, Inf. stand pat, be stable, be permanent.… …
44stick — stick1 stickless, adj. sticklike, adj. /stik/, n., v., sticked, sticking. n. 1. a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub that has been cut or broken off. 2. a relatively long and slender piece of wood. 3. a long piece of wood for use as fuel, in… …
45surcease — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. deferment, interruption, cessation; see delay 1 , end 2 , pause 1 , 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation: arrest, belay, cease, check,… …
46stick — I [[t]stɪk[/t]] n. 1) bot a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub that has been cut or broken off 2) a relatively long and slender piece of wood 3) a long piece of wood for use as fuel, in carpentry, etc 4) a rod or wand 5) a baton 6) brit. Chiefly… …
47stick — I. /stɪk / (say stik) noun 1. a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub cut or broken off. 2. a relatively long and slender piece of wood. 3. an elongated piece of wood for burning, for carpentry, or for any special purpose. 4. a rod or wand; a baton …
48paralyze — v 1. numb, benumb, dull, deaden, anesthetize, freeze, drug, obtund; immobilize, disable, incapacitate, make powerless, prostrate, weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, cripple, lame, becripple. 2. shock, stagger, astound, astonish, stupefy, confound,… …
49stall — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English steall; akin to Old High German stal place, stall and perhaps to Latin locus (Old Latin stlocus) place Date: before 12th century 1. a. a compartment for a domestic animal in a stable or barn b.… …
50stalemate — /stayl mayt /, n., v., stalemated, stalemating. n. 1. Chess. a position of the pieces in which a player cannot move any piece except the king and cannot move the king without putting it in check. 2. any position or situation in which no action… …
