Definition of repose

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

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Sit :: Sit (v. t.) To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
Quietude :: Quietude (n.) Rest; repose; quiet; tranquillity.
Repose :: Repose (v.) To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit..
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..
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..
Calmness :: Calmness (n.) The state of quality of being calm; quietness; tranquillity; self-repose.
Perfidy :: Perfidy (n.) The act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery..
Rest :: Rest (n.) To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise..
Indisturbance :: Indisturbance (n.) Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose; apathy; indifference.
Place :: Place (n.) To set; to fix; to repose; as, to place confidence in a friend..
Couch :: Couch (v. i.) To lie down or recline, as on a bed or other place of rest; to repose; to lie..
Quiet :: Quiet (a.) The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet..
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..
Dead :: Dead (n.) The most quiet or deathlike time; the period of profoundest repose, inertness, or gloom; as, the dead of winter..
Slumberous :: Slumberous (a.) Being in the repose of slumber; sleepy; drowsy.
Couchancy :: Couchancy (n.) State of lying down for repose.
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..
Slumber :: Slumber (n.) Sleep; especially, light sleep; sleep that is not deep or sound; repose..
Down :: Down (n.) That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.
Downlying :: Downlying (n.) The time of retiring to rest; time of repose.
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