Definition of repose

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Repose (v.) To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit..

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Use :: Use (v. t.) The benefit or profit of lands and tenements. Use imports a trust and confidence reposed in a man for the holding of lands. He to whose use or benefit the trust is intended shall enjoy the profits. An estate is granted and limited to A for the use of B.
Reliance :: Reliance (n.) The act of relying, or the condition or quality of being reliant; dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority..
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) Any place for repose, as the lair of a beast, etc..
Sabbath :: Sabbath (n.) Fig.: A time of rest or repose; intermission of pain, effort, sorrow, or the like..
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..
Repose :: Repose (v. i.) Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms..
Quiescent :: Quiescent (a.) Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid..
Repose :: Repose (v. i.) To lie at rest; to rest.
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..
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) A bed or place for repose or sleep; particularly, in the United States, a lounge..
Quiet :: Quiet (a.) The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet..
Reposer :: Reposer (n.) One who reposes.
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..
Reposed :: Reposed (a.) Composed; calm; tranquil; at rest.
Easy-chair :: Easy-chair (n.) An armchair for ease or repose.
Repose :: Repose (v.) To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust..
Dead :: Dead (n.) The most quiet or deathlike time; the period of profoundest repose, inertness, or gloom; as, the dead of winter..
Repose :: Repose (v.) To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit..
Perfidy :: Perfidy (n.) The act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery..
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..
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