n.
1.a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
2.a pause from doing something (as work)
3.an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
4.a pause for relaxation
5.the act of reprieving respite v.
1.postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
Idiom of the Day
put on one's thinking cap
to think hard and long about something
I will put on my thinking cap and try and decide what to do about the problem.