Object

• decline: Help to halt the decline in house sparrows by building the bird nesting box below.

• deterioration: Work is needed to halt deterioration of the lock structure and to open up the vista of the river as a public amenity.

• spread: We've supported the Government's measures to halt the spread of the disease.

• proliferation: By carrying it out, Ukraine will cement its place in the international coalition to halt the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

• deportation: Zimbabwean deportation halted at last minute The Observer, UK - ... removal.

• shipment: Shipments halted Shipments of radioactive medical material have been stopped by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission after concerns about the safety of the packaging.

Converse of object

• grind: Come to a grinding halt for 2nd assignment now.

• judder: We landed sideways, rushing through the tall French corn to a juddering halt.

• call: Someone has to call a halt to what is going on.

Adjective modifier

• abrupt: Beyond the Town Hall, Annan comes to an abrupt halt on the eastern bank of the River Annan.

• screeching: The planned sharp slowdown in spending increases may feel like a screeching halt.

• unstaffed: The entrance to the station is quite missable and there are no station buildings at all: the station is an unstaffed halt.

• sudden: However, eventually I came to a very sudden halt near the sea coast.

• overnight: We transport the rest of your luggage ( one suitcase per person ) between each overnight halt.

• premature: Alas a last-lap shoot-out was denied spectators, red flags coming out to bring proceedings to a premature halt.

Modifying Another Word

• temporarily: A line of action can be halted temporarily or changed; a new partial action added to the first action.

Noun used with modifier

• refreshment: Visit the ancient town and Cinque Port of Rye for a stroll and refreshment halt.

• railroad: These soon formed a small hamlet sprung up around a railroad halt.

• lunch: The place is a natural lunch halt for walkers and it's very unlikely that you will have it to yourself.