cease-fire

[ sees-fahyuh r ]

/ ˈsisˈfaɪər /

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noun

a cessation of hostilities; truce.

Military. an order issued for a cease-fire.

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How well do you know your adjectives from your adverbs? Your preposition from your pronouns? Your interjections from your conjunctions? Let’s put your knowledge of parts of speech to the text! Note: Many of the following questions will ask you to identify the parts of speech “in order.” That means the first word in all capital letters will correspond to the first option in an answer, and so on.

Question 1 of 10

In order, what parts of speech are the words in all capital letters? Alisa was VERY tired, SO she decided to go to bed.

adverb, adverb

adverb, conjunction

adjective, conjunction

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Origin of cease-fire

First recorded in 1840–50; noun use of verb phrase cease fire

Words nearby cease-fire

ceanothus, ceará, cease, cease and desist, cease-and-desist order, cease-fire, ceasefire, ceaseless, ceauşescu, cebu, cebú

Example sentences from the Web for cease-fire

Clearly, all of the statements from Moscow and Kiev about a cease-fire for the period of the investigation have been forgotten.
Inside the Battle to Crush Ukraine’s Rebel Capital as Dutch Search for MH17 Clues|Anna Nemtsova|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The sanctions continued after a cease-fire; Eisenhower was adamant: They wouldn't be lifted until the invading troops were gone.
Obama’s All Eisenhower On Russia|Robert Shrum|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A bloody conflict ended in a cease-fire that ceded to the militants the right to institute Sharia law in the Swat area.
Who Is Fazlullah? The Pakistani Mullah Who Targeted Malala|Michael Daly|November 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The cease-fire requires Hamas to hold its rockets and Israel to alleviate the siege.
Gaza After The Dust Settled|Kathleen Peratis|February 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Haaretz quoted a Maan news agency report that both Hamas and Islamic Jihad are committed to the Gaza cease-fire.
Thank You Iron Dome|Orly Halpern|March 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
We will work for a cease-fire now or once discussions have begun.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
His men held out until two in the afternoon, when their resistance collapsed and the cease-fire sounded.
The Fight For The Republic in China|Bertram Lenox Putnam Weale
It was two and a half hours before the "Cease-fire" whistle sounded.
With Botha in the Field|Eric Moore Ritchie
A cease-fire was achieved without a major power confrontation.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various