Definition of suspend

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Suspend (n.) To make to depend; as, God hath suspended the promise of eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of life..

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Elastic :: Elastic (n.) An elastic woven fabric, as a belt, braces or suspenders, etc., made in part of India rubber..
Optigraph :: Optigraph (a.) A telescope with a diagonal eyepiece, suspended vertically in gimbals by the object end beneath a fixed diagonal plane mirror. It is used for delineating landscapes, by means of a pencil at the eye end which leaves the delineation on paper..
Crowfoot :: Crowfoot (n.) A number of small cords rove through a long block, or euphroe, to suspend an awning by..
Pendant :: Pendant (n.) The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended..
Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer..
Mesoarium :: Mesoarium (n.) The fold of peritoneum which suspends the ovary from the dorsal wall of the body cavity.
Suspend :: Suspend (n.) To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action..
Hyostylic :: Hyostylic (a.) Having the mandible suspended by the hyomandibular, or upper part of the hyoid arch, as in fishes, instead of directly articulated with the skull as in mammals; -- said of the skull..
Gallows :: Gallows (n. sing.) A frame from which is suspended the rope with which criminals are executed by hanging, usually consisting of two upright posts and a crossbeam on the top; also, a like frame for suspending anything..
Desiccator :: Desiccator (n.) A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid or calcium chloride, above which is suspended the material to be dried, or preserved from moisture..
Swing :: Swing (v. i.) To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate; to oscillate..
Overhung :: Overhung (a.) Suspended from above or from the top.
Battering-ram :: Battering-ram (n.) A blacksmith's hammer, suspended, and worked horizontally..
Hanger :: Hanger (n.) That by which a thing is suspended.
Suspending :: Suspended (imp. & p. p.) of Suspen.
Hanger :: Hanger (n.) That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved sword..
Milk :: Milk (n.) A white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young, consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in a solution of casein, albumin, milk sugar, and inorganic salts..
Poise :: Poise (v. i.) To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt..
Swing :: Swing (n.) A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope, the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is produced for amusement or exercise..
Cloud :: Cloud (n.) A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere..
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