Definition of repose

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Repose (v.) To lay at rest; to cause to be calm or quiet; to compose; to rest, -- often reflexive; as, to repose one's self on a couch..

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Couch :: Couch (v. i.) To lie down or recline, as on a bed or other place of rest; to repose; to lie..
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.
Opiate :: Opiate (n.) Any medicine that contains opium, and has the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic..
Composure :: Composure (n.) A settled state; calmness; sedateness; tranquillity; repose.
Repose :: Repose (v.) A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.
Repose :: Repose (v. i.) Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms..
Quietude :: Quietude (n.) Rest; repose; quiet; tranquillity.
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..
Rest :: Rest (n.) To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise..
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..
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..
Perfidious :: Perfidious (a.) Guilty of perfidy; violating good faith or vows; false to trust or confidence reposed; teacherous; faithless; as, a perfidious friend..
Reposed :: Reposed (a.) Composed; calm; tranquil; at rest.
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) Any place for repose, as the lair of a beast, etc..
Place :: Place (n.) To set; to fix; to repose; as, to place confidence in a friend..
Couchancy :: Couchancy (n.) State of lying down for repose.
Reposeful :: Reposeful (a.) Full of repose; quiet.
Rouse :: Rouse (v.) To wake from sleep or repose; as, to rouse one early or suddenly..
Recumb :: Recumb (v. i.) To lean; to recline; to repose.
Downlying :: Downlying (n.) The time of retiring to rest; time of repose.
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