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Best answers for Respite – Crossword Clue


Answer: let-up


Clue Length Answer
Respite3 lettersten
  1. Definition: 1. one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face

Respite4 letterswait
  1. Definition: 1. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

Respite4 lettersrest
  1. Definition: 1. be at rest

Respite4 lettersstop
  1. Definition: 1. a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens;

Respite4 lettersstay
  1. Definition: 1. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

Respite4 letterslull
  1. Definition: 1. become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"

Respite5 lettersspell
  1. Definition: 1. place under a spell

Respite5 lettersdelay
  1. Definition: 1. cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

Respite5 letterstruce
  1. Definition: 1. a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

Respite5 lettersletup
  1. Definition: 1. a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"

Respite5 letterspurge
  1. Definition: 1. an abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place; "he died in a purge by Stalin"

Respite5 letterspause
  1. Definition: 1. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"

Respite5 lettersbreak
  1. Definition: 1. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret;

Respite6 lettersrepose
  1. Definition: 1. to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King"

Respite6 letterslet-up
  1. Definition: 1. Abatement; also, cessation; as, it blew a gale for three days without any let-up.

Respite6 lettersrelief
  1. Definition: 1. (law) redress awarded by a court; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?"

Respite6 letterstie-up
  1. Definition: 1. an interruption of normal activity

Respite6 lettersrecess
  1. Definition: 1. close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"

Respite6 letterspardon
  1. Definition: 1. grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"

Respite7 lettersslow-up

    Respite7 lettersrelease
    1. Definition: 1. the act of liberating someone or something

    Respite7 letterspurging

      Respite7 lettersamnesty
      1. Definition: 1. the formal act of liberating someone

      Respite7 lettersremoval
      1. Definition: 1. dismissal from office

      Respite8 lettersslowness

        Respite8 lettersred-tape

          Respite8 lettersslowdown
          1. Definition: 1. the act of slowing down or falling behind

          Respite8 letterstime-off

            Respite8 lettersbreather
            1. Definition: 1. air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time

            Respite8 lettersreprieve
            1. Definition: 1. relieve temporarily

            Respite8 lettersinterval
            1. Definition: 1. the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"

            Respite8 lettersstopping
            1. Definition: 1. the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch; "the violinist's stopping was excellent"

            Respite8 lettersvacation
            1. Definition: 1. the act of making something legally void

            Respite8 lettersstoppage
            1. Definition: 1. the act of stopping something;

            Respite8 letterssurcease
            1. Definition: 1. a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"

            Respite8 letterstime-out

              Respite8 letterstime-lag

                Respite9 letterspurgation

                  Respite9 lettersabatement
                  1. Definition: 1. the act of abating; "laws enforcing noise abatement"

                  Respite9 lettersacquittal
                  1. Definition: 1. a judgment of not guilty

                  Respite9 lettersremission
                  1. Definition: 1. the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance

                  Respite10 lettersstand-down

                    Respite10 letterssuspension
                    1. Definition: 1. a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)

                    Respite11 lettersretardation

                      Respite11 lettersquiet-spell

                        Respite12 lettersintermission
                        1. Definition: 1. the act of suspending activity temporarily


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