repose

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rest, sleep

Dark and deserted as it was, the night was full of small noises, song and chatter and rustling, telling of the busy little population who were up and about, plying their trades and vocations through the night till sunshine should fall on them at last and send them off to their well-earned repose.

To lay, to set down
To reside in something
To confide or entrust to someone
quietness, ease; peace, calmness
period between eruptions of a volcano
{n} sleep, quiet, rest, the cause of rest
{v} to lay to rest, lay up, put, place
put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
Repose is a state in which you are resting and feeling calm. He had a still, almost blank face in repose. a state of calm or comfortable rest in repose
To lie at rest; to rest
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand
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
A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet
lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum
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
be inherent or innate in
To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit
a disposition free from stress or emotion
lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch"
a disposition free from stress or emotion put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people" to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King" lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum
a disposition free from stress or emotion put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people"
To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust
{i} rest, relaxation; sleep; tranquility, peacefulness; stillness, absence of movement
to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King"
Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment
the absence of mental stress or anxiety
put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people"
A rest; a pause
lie when dead; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum"
{f} rest, relax; place on or against something; lie down, recline
Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms
repose confidence in
place confidence in -, believe in -, trust in -
repose on
be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?"
repose on
be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?
reposed
Simple past tense and past participle of repose
reposed
calm and tranquil; at rest
reposed
past of repose
reposed
Composed; calm; tranquil; at rest
reposeful
Providing repose, restful
reposeful
{s} restful, peaceful, pacified
reposeful
affording or marked by rest or repose; "the time spent was pleasant and relaxing"; "a restful night"; "a cool and reposeful glen"
reposeful
Full of repose; quiet
reposing
present participle of repose
repose
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