<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice</li><li>an agreement or treaty establishing this</li><li>a temporary respite, as from trouble or pain</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>stay</li><li>rest</li><li>pause</li><li>lull</li></ul>