Repose
Nouns
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repose, rest, silken repose
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sleep etc. Inactivity. relaxation, breathing time
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halt, stay, pause etc. (cessation) [Change from action to rest.] Cessation
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respite. day of rest, dies non, Sabbath, Lord's day, holiday, red-letter day, vacation, recess.
Verbs
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repose
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rest, rest and be thankful
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take a rest, take one's ease, take it easy. relax, unbend, slacken
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take breath etc. (refresh) Refreshment
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rest upon one's oars
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pause etc. (cease) [Change from action to rest.] Cessation
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stay one's hand. lie down
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recline, recline on a bed of down, recline on an easy chair
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go to rest, go to bed, go to sleep etc. Inactivity. take a holiday, shut up shop
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lie fallow etc. (inaction) Inaction.
Adjectives
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reposing etc. v. [of people]
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relaxed etc. v.
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unstrained. [of materials and people] unstressed.
Phrases
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The best of men have ever loved repose" [Thompson]
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to repair our nature with comforting repose" [Henry VIII].