Definition of cessation

"cessation" in the noun sense

1. cessation, surcease

a stopping

"a cessation of the thunder"

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Quotations for cessation

Neither delay nor cessation. [ Virgil ]

'Tis the cessation of our breath. Silent and motionless we lie; And no one knoweth more than thig. [ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ]

To drink without thirst, to make love without cessation: this is what distinguishes us from the lower animals. [ Beaumarchais, Marriage of Figaro ]

It is not the nature of avarice to be satisfied with anything but money. Every passion that acts upon mankind has a peculiar mode of operation. Many of them are temporary and fluctuating; they admit of cessation and variety. But avarice is a fixed, uniform passion. [ Thomas Paine ]

cessation in Scrabble®

The word cessation is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters cessation:

CESSATION
(108)
CESSATION
(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

aconite, actions, ascents, ascites, atonics, caisson, caseins, casinos, cations, cession, consist, cosiest, cosines, incests, insects, nosiest, notices, octanes, oecists, secants, section, seitans, sestina, stances, tocsins

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word cessation

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In cessation

CESSATION
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cessation in Words With Friends™

The word cessation is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters cessation:

CESSATION
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

aconite, actions, ascents, ascites, atonics, caisson, caseins, casinos, cations, cession, consist, cosiest, cosines, incests, insects, nosiest, notices, octanes, oecists, secants, section, seitans, sestina, stances, tocsins

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word cessation

CESSATION
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In cessation

CESSATION
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ACONITE
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CONSIST
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Words within the letters of cessation

2 letter words in cessation (14 words)

8 letter words in cessation (4 words)

9 letter words in cessation (Anagrams) (3 words)

Words containing the sequence cessation

Words that start with cessation (2 words)

Words with cessation in them (1 word)

Words that end with cessation (1 word)

Word Growth involving cessation

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