suspension
Forced time off
Suspension is the state of being suspended—held up, paused, or temporarily stopped.
A car's suspension is the system of springs and shock absorbers that holds the body above the wheels.
In chemistry, a suspension is particles dispersed in liquid without dissolving.
A suspension from school or work is a temporary removal as punishment: He received a three-day suspension for fighting.
Suspension of disbelief is the willingness to accept implausible elements in fiction.
Temporary cessation of activity
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- hiatusBreak in activity
- cessationA full stopping
- interruptionBreak in continuity
stoppage · abeyance · freeze · hold · discontinuation · deferment · adjournment · standstill
Impact-dampening suspension component
- strutsWalks with swagger
- coiloverCombined spring-shock suspension unit
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- dampingDissipation of vibrational energy
chassis · linkage · bushing · sway bar · airbag · hydraulic · pneumatic · ride height
Heavy-duty woven line
- wireThin metallic conductor
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- chandelierDecorative suspended light fixture
pendulum · swing · trapeze · hook · beam · overhang · bungee · harness
Stable dispersed mixture
- particlesMinute pieces of matter
- soluteSubstance absorbed by solvent
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- homogeneousAlike in composition throughout
sedimentation · emulsion · dispersion · mixture · filtration · agitation · settling · turbidity
State of being submerged
- narrativeAccount of events
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- fictionImagined narrative work
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
imagination · escapism · willingness · engagement · entertainment · illusion · spectacle · theater
Forced permanent removal
- probationSupervised trial period
- banOfficial restriction on something
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- disciplinaryRelated to enforcing rules
sanction · debarment · penalty · dismissal · detention · grounding · indefinite · reinstatement
pause
Temporary cessation of activity
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
- hiatusBreak in activity
- cessationA full stopping
interruption · stoppage · abeyance · freeze · hold · discontinuation · deferment · adjournment · standstill · postponement
shock absorber
Impact-dampening suspension component
damping · chassis · linkage · bushing · sway bar · airbag · hydraulic · pneumatic · ride height · articulation
cable
Heavy-duty woven line
chandelier · pendulum · swing · trapeze · hook · beam · overhang · bungee · harness · rigging
colloid
Stable dispersed mixture
- particlesMinute pieces of matter
- soluteSubstance absorbed by solvent
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
homogeneous · sedimentation · emulsion · dispersion · mixture · filtration · agitation · settling · turbidity · slurry
immersion
State of being submerged
- narrativeAccount of events
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- fictionImagined narrative work
fantasy · imagination · escapism · willingness · engagement · entertainment · illusion · spectacle · theater · cinema
expulsion
Forced permanent removal
- probationSupervised trial period
- banOfficial restriction on something
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
disciplinary · sanction · debarment · penalty · dismissal · detention · grounding · indefinite · reinstatement · misconduct
- disciplinary termswarning, expulsion, detention, fine, probation
- disciplinemisconduct, violation, time-out, timeout, grounded
- restrictionsban, bans, limits, limit, restrictions
- School consequencesdetention, expulsion, grades, honor roll, awards
- School Outcomesgraduation, diploma, degree, dropout, failing grade
- school rulesschool rules, dress code, code of conduct, bullying, cheating
suspensioncontinuation
Act of proceeding further
continuance · resumption · persistence · perpetuation · recommencement
suspensionreinstatement
Return to previous position
restoration · active status · expulsion · termination · dismissal
suspensionsedimentation
Particles settling in liquid
settling · precipitation · deposition · grounding · resting
- suspension bridgesRoadways hung from cables
- school suspensionPunishment barring student attendance
- suspension of hostilitiesAgreed halt to combat
- license suspensionTemporary loss of driving rights
- temporary suspensionInterim cessation of activity
- car suspension