refrain (n.)
- abandon
- abort
- addendum
- afterthought
- air
- antistrophe
- appendix
- aria
- arrest
- belay
- bis
- bob
- book
- bourdon
- bridge
- burden
- cadence
- cancel
- canto
- cease
- chant
- check
- chorus
- coda
- codicil
- colophon
- conclusion
- consequence
- continuance
- continuation
- couplet
- curb
- descant
- development
- distich
- ditto
- division
- end
- envoi
- epilogue
- exposition
- figure
- folderol
- follow-through
- follow-up
- forbear
- halt
- hold
- interlude
- intermezzo
- interrupt
- keep
- lay
- line
- measure
- melodia
- melody
- movement
- note
- octave
- octet
- ornament
- part
- passage
- period
- peroration
- phrase
- postfix
- postlude
- postscript
- quatrain
- quit
- repeat
- reserve
- resolution
- response
- save
- scrub
- section
- septet
- sequel
- sequela
- sequitur
- sestet
- sextet
- shun
- solo
- song
- spare
- stanza
- statement
- stave
- stay
- stop
- strain
- strophe
- subscript
- suffix
- supplement
- syllable
- tag
- tailpiece
- tercet
- treble
- triplet
- tune
- variation
- verse
refrain (v.)
- abandon
- abort
- abstain
- air
- arrest
- avoid
- belay
- bob
- book
- bridge
- burden
- cancel
- cease
- chant
- check
- chorus
- constrain
- curb
- descant
- desist
- discontinue
- ditto
- end
- eschew
- figure
- forbear
- forgo
- halt
- hold
- inhibit
- interlude
- interrupt
- keep
- lay
- line
- measure
- note
- ornament
- part
- phrase
- quit
- relinquish
- renounce
- repeat
- reprise
- reserve
- restrain
- save
- scrub
- section
- shun
- solo
- song
- spare
- stave
- stay
- stop
- strain
- suffix
- supplement
- tag
- terminate
- treble
- tune
- verse
- waive
- withhold
Refrain to-night,
And that shall lend a kind of easiness
To the next abstinence: the next more easy;
For use almost can change the stamp of nature.