Definition of repose

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Repose (v. i.) To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand..

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Reposed :: Reposed (a.) Composed; calm; tranquil; at rest.
Ease :: Ease (n.) To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses; to relieve from toil or care; to give rest, repose, or tranquility to; -- often with of; as, to ease of pain; ease the body or mind..
Reposed :: Reposed (imp. & p. p.) of Repos.
Recumb :: Recumb (v. i.) To lean; to recline; to repose.
Repose :: Repose (v.) A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.
Dislodge :: Dislodge (v. t.) To drive from a lodge or place of rest; to remove from a place of quiet or repose; as, shells resting in the sea at a considerate depth are not dislodged by storms..
Satisfaction :: Satisfaction (n.) The act of satisfying, or the state of being satisfied; gratification of desire; contentment in possession and enjoyment; repose of mind resulting from compliance with its desires or demands..
Press :: Press (v.) To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon by pushing or thrusting, in distinction from pulling; to crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to bear upon; to squeeze; to compress; as, we press the ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on which we repose; we press substances with the hands, fingers, or arms; we are pressed in a crowd..
Reposer :: Reposer (n.) One who reposes.
Repose :: Repose (v. i.) Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms..
Downlying :: Downlying (n.) The time of retiring to rest; time of repose.
Repose :: Repose (v.) That harmony or moderation which affords rest for the eye; -- opposed to the scattering and division of a subject into too many unconnected parts, and also to anything which is overstrained; as, a painting may want repose..
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) Any place for repose, as the lair of a beast, etc..
Sleep :: Sleep (v. i.) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant; as, a question sleeps for the present; the law sleeps..
Dead :: Dead (n.) The most quiet or deathlike time; the period of profoundest repose, inertness, or gloom; as, the dead of winter..
Perfidy :: Perfidy (n.) The act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery..
Repose :: Repose (v. i.) To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand..
Trust :: Trust (n.) That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.
Rest :: Rest (n.) To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch..
Repose :: Repose (v.) To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust..
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