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repose

The English word “repose” has 42 meanings listed here.

  1. To lay (someone, or part of their body) down to rest.
  2. To rest (oneself), especially by going to sleep.
  3. Followed by from or (obsolete) of: to cause (oneself) to take a rest from some activity; also, to allow (oneself) to recover from some activity.
  4. To give (someone) rest; to refresh (someone) by giving rest.
  5. To cause (oneself) to have faith in or rely on someone or something.
  6. To give (someone) accommodation for the night.
  7. To lean or recline, sit down, or lie down to rest; to rest.
  8. To die, to rest in peace.
  9. Followed by on or upon: of a thing: to lie or be physically positioned on something, especially horizontally; to rest on or be supported by something.
  10. Followed by on or upon: of light, a look, etc.: to fall or rest (and often remain for a while) on something; to alight, to dwell.
  11. Followed by on or upon: to be based on; to depend or rely on.
  12. To cease activity to rest or recover; also, to have a period free from activity or disturbance.
  13. To have faith in; to confide, to trust.
  14. To lie still and unmoving.
  15. Of the Virgin Mary: death; also assumption into heaven.
  16. The festival honouring the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on August 15.
  17. The state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries; calmness, ease, peace, quietness.
  18. Calmness of the mind or temperament; composure.
  19. Of the face, a muscle, etc.: the state of being relaxed and not in tension.
  20. The state of lying still and unmoving; calmness, tranquillity; (countable) an instance of this.
  21. Relief or respite from something exhausting or unpleasant; (countable) an instance of this.
  22. Confidence, faith, or trust in something.
  23. The arrangement of elements of an artwork, a building, etc., that is restful and soothing to a viewer; harmony.
  24. The state of leaving something alone or untouched; (countable) an instance of this.
  25. Of a natural phenomenon, especially the eruption of a volcano: the state of temporary cessation of activity; dormancy, quiescence.
  26. A piece of furniture on which one can rest, especially a couch or sofa.
  27. A place of rest.
  28. The technique of including in a painting an area or areas which are dark, indistinct, or soft in tone so that other areas are more prominent, or so that a viewer can rest they eyes when looking at them; (countable) such an area of a painting.
  29. Senses relating to placing or positioning.
  30. To place (confidence, faith, or trust) in someone or something.
  31. Followed by in: to entrust (duty, power, etc.) in someone; to confide.
  32. To place (something), especially for safekeeping or storage; to deposit, to keep safe, to store.
  33. To regard (something) as being embodied in another thing; to ascribe, to attribute.
  34. To establish or institute (something); to found.
  35. To throw (something); to cast.
  36. Senses relating to returning.
  37. To put (a body part) back in its usual location; to reposition.
  38. To forcefully restrain (something); to repress, to suppress.
  39. To return (something) to a particular place; to put back, to replace.
  40. To restore (someone) to a position or rank formerly held; to reinstate.
  41. Of a thing: to be in the management or power of a person or an organization.
  42. To pose (oneself or someone, or something) again.
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