[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:a short pause after each stroke of the oar.Synonyms: lacuna , hiatus , halt , break , interruption , suspension", "a cessation of activity because of doubt or uncertainty; a momentary hesitation.Synonyms: lacuna , hiatus , halt , break , interruption , suspension", "any comparatively brief stop, delay, wait, etc.:I would like to make a pause in my talk and continue after lunch.Synonyms: lacuna , hiatus , halt , break , interruption , suspension", "a break or rest in speaking or reading to emphasize meaning, grammatical relation, metrical division, etc., or in writing or printing by the use of punctuation.", "Prosody.a break or suspension, as a caesura, in a line of verse.", "Music.a fermata."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to make a brief stop or delay; wait; hesitate:He paused at the edge of the pool for a moment. I'll pause in my lecture so we can all get some coffee.Synonyms: rest", "to dwell or linger (usually followed byonorupon):to pause upon a particular point.Synonyms: delay , tarry"]}]