| repose | | |
| n. (act) | 1. ease, relaxation, repose, rest | freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility).; "took his repose by the swimming pool" |
| ~ inactivity | being inactive; being less active. |
| ~ bed rest, bedrest | confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons). |
| ~ laziness | relaxed and easy activity.; "the laziness of the day helped her to relax" |
| ~ lie-in | a long stay in bed in the morning. |
| ~ dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, sleeping | quiet and inactive restfulness. |
| ~ leisure | freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity.; "he lacked the leisure for golf" |
| n. (feeling) | 2. ataraxis, heartsease, peace, peace of mind, peacefulness, repose, serenity | the absence of mental stress or anxiety. |
| ~ quietude, quietness, tranquillity, tranquility | a state of peace and quiet. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. placidity, quiet, repose, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity | a disposition free from stress or emotion. |
| ~ calm, calmness, composure, equanimity | steadiness of mind under stress.; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" |
| ~ ataraxia | peace of mind. |
| v. (consumption) | 4. repose | put or confide something in a person or thing.; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people" |
| ~ put, assign | attribute or give.; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story" |
| v. (stative) | 5. repose, reside, rest | be inherent or innate in. |
| ~ inhere in, attach to | be part of.; "This problem inheres in the design" |
| v. (contact) | 6. repose | lie when dead.; "Mao reposes in his mausoleum" |
| ~ lie | be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position.; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf" |
| v. (contact) | 7. recline, recumb, repose | lean in a comfortable resting position.; "He was reposing on the couch" |
| ~ rest | be at rest. |
| ~ lie | be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position.; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf" |
| ~ recline | cause to recline.; "She reclined her head on the pillow" |
| v. (contact) | 8. lay, put down, repose | put in a horizontal position.; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| ~ rail | lay with rails.; "hundreds of miles were railed out here" |
| ~ lay | lay eggs.; "This hen doesn't lay" |
| ~ blow | lay eggs.; "certain insects are said to blow" |
| ~ lie | be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position.; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf" |
| ~ entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest, bury | place in a grave or tomb.; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday" |
| ~ rebury | bury again.; "After the king's body had been exhumed and tested to traces of poison, it was reburied in the same spot" |
| v. (contact) | 9. repose | to put something (eg trust) in something.; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
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