Associations to the word «Repose»

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REPOSE, noun. (dated) rest, sleep

REPOSE, noun. Quietness, ease; peace, calmness

REPOSE, noun. (geology) period between eruptions of a volcano.

REPOSE, verb. To lie at rest; to rest.

REPOSE, verb. To lie; to be supported.

REPOSE, verb. To lay, to set down.

REPOSE, verb. To place, have, or rest; to set; to entrust.

REPOSE, verb. To reside in something.

REPOSE, verb. (figuratively) To remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.

REPOSE IN ACTION, noun. The state or quality in which a person exhibits willingness to act rather than talk.

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REPOSE, noun. Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool".

REPOSE, noun. The absence of mental stress or anxiety.

REPOSE, noun. A disposition free from stress or emotion.

REPOSE, verb. Put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people".

REPOSE, verb. Be inherent or innate in;.

REPOSE, verb. Lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum".

REPOSE, verb. Lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch".

REPOSE, verb. Put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed".

REPOSE, verb. To put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King".

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Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.

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