truce
About 2.33 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties.
An uneasy truce
- noun An agreement between opposed parties in which they pledge to cease fighting for a limited time.
He asked for a truce with his school enemy for five days.
- verb To come to an agreement to cease fighting.
Similar words
cease-fire armistice hudna ceasefire forgiveness control appeasement recess reprieve pacification
Often followed by
with was of to between and in for had
Word family
truced truces trucing
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