flight vs pause

flight

noun
  • An episode of imaginative thinking or dreaming. 

  • An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory. 

  • The shaped material forming the thread of a screw. 

  • The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path. 

  • A paper airplane. 

  • The act of fleeing. 

  • The act of flying. 

  • A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators. 

  • The movement of a spinning ball through the air - concerns its speed, trajectory and drift. 

  • A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance. 

  • An air force unit. 

  • Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples. 

  • A series of stairs between landings. 

  • An instance of flying. 

  • The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile. 

  • A collective term for doves or swallows. 

  • A group of canal locks with a short distance between them 

verb
  • To throw or kick something so as to send it flying with more loft or airtime than usual. 

  • To throw the ball in such a way that it has more airtime and more spin than usual. 

pause

noun
  • Hesitation; suspense; doubt. 

  • A break or paragraph in writing. 

  • A short time for relaxing and doing something else. 

  • A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation. 

  • In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark. 

  • take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate 

  • A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest. 

verb
  • To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort. 

  • To hesitate; to hold back; to delay. 

  • To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point. 

  • To interrupt an activity and wait. 

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