Definition of repose

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

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Trust :: Trust (n.) An estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another; a confidence respecting property reposed in one person, who is termed the trustee, for the benefit of another, who is called the cestui que trust..
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..
Anagogical :: Anagogical (a.) Mystical; having a secondary spiritual meaning; as, the rest of the Sabbath, in an anagogical sense, signifies the repose of the saints in heaven; an anagogical explication..
Reposeful :: Reposeful (a.) Full of repose; quiet.
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) A bed or place for repose or sleep; particularly, in the United States, a lounge..
Dead :: Dead (n.) The most quiet or deathlike time; the period of profoundest repose, inertness, or gloom; as, the dead of winter..
Reposed :: Reposed (imp. & p. p.) of Repos.
Slumber :: Slumber (n.) Sleep; especially, light sleep; sleep that is not deep or sound; repose..
Repose :: Repose (v. i.) Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms..
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..
Downsitting :: Downsitting (n.) The act of sitting down; repose; a resting.
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..
Quietude :: Quietude (n.) Rest; repose; quiet; tranquillity.
Unrest :: Unrest (n.) Want of rest or repose; unquietness; sleeplessness; uneasiness; disquietude.
Prepose :: Prepose (v. t.) To place or set before; to prefix.
Couchancy :: Couchancy (n.) State of lying down for repose.
Repose :: Repose (v. i.) To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand..
Place :: Place (n.) To set; to fix; to repose; as, to place confidence in a friend..
Restless :: Restless (a.) Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose or quiet; eager for change; discontented; as, restless schemers; restless ambition; restless subjects..
Quiescent :: Quiescent (a.) Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid..
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