Crossword-Solution: REPOSE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Repose | v. | To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit. |
| Repose | v. | 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. |
| Repose | v. | To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust. |
| Repose | v. i. | To lie at rest; to rest. |
| Repose | v. i. | Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms. |
| Repose | v. i. | To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand. |
| Repose | v. | A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet. |
| Repose | v. | Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment. |
| Repose | v. | A rest; a pause. |
| Repose | v. | 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. |
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Sentences with REPOSE (5)
Oft he to her his charge of quick returne, Repeated, shee to him as oft engag’d To be returnd by Noon amid the Bowre, And all things in best order to invite Noontide repast, or Afternoons repose.
Her body was in an attitude of perfect repose, such as it was apt to take when she was thinking earnestly.
The fact that four centuries had neither proved it to be founded on a mistake, inspired any hatred of its purpose, nor given rise to any reaction that had battered it down, invested this simple grey effort of old minds with a repose, if not a grandeur, which a too curious reflection was apt to disturb in its ecclesiastical and military compeers.
First, I bid thee think, Would any mortal choose a troubled reign Of terrors rather than secure repose, If the same power were given him? As for me, I have no natural craving for the name Of king, preferring to do kingly deeds, And so thinks every sober-minded man.
Weight, solidity, firmness—this was the expression of his repose, even in such decay as had crept untimely over him at the period of which I speak.
Quotes with REPOSE (3)
We can regard our life as a uselessly disturbing episode in the blissful repose of nothingness.
Love loves and in loving always looks beyond what it has in hand and possesses. The driving impulse [*Triebimpuls*] which arouses may tire out; love itself does not tire. This *sursum corda* which is the essence of love may take on fundamentally different forms at different elevations in the various regions of value. The sensualist is struck by the way the pleasure he gets from the objects of his enjoyment gives him less and less satisfaction while his driving impulse stays t…
Forgive and forget what had happened. Do not brood over your past mistakes and failures. Relax !!! You are constantly evolving. Love yourself to bits. Get up !!! Step out !!! And keep this in mind that God’s help is close at hand. Repose trust in Him and all will be well. ~Latika Teotia
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 113 times in crossword archives (1965–2025).