Dictionary entry details
• REPOSE (noun)
Meaning:
Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
repose; rest; ease; relaxation
Context example:
took his repose by the swimming pool
Hypernyms ("repose" is a kind of...):
inactivity (being inactive; being less active)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "repose"):
bed rest; bedrest (confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons))
laziness (relaxed and easy activity)
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)
Meaning:
The absence of mental stress or anxiety
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
ataraxis; peace of mind; serenity; repose; peacefulness; peace; heartsease
Hypernyms ("repose" is a kind of...):
quietness; quietude; tranquility; tranquillity (a state of peace and quiet)
Meaning:
A disposition free from stress or emotion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
tranquility; serenity; placidity; repose; tranquillity; quiet
Hypernyms ("repose" is a kind of...):
calm; calmness; composure; equanimity (steadiness of mind under stress)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "repose"):
ataraxia (peace of mind)
• REPOSE (verb)
Meaning:
Put or confide something in a person or thing
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Context example:
These philosophers reposed the law in the people
Hypernyms (to "repose" is one way to...):
assign; put (attribute or give)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Be inherent or innate in
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
repose; reside; rest
Hypernyms (to "repose" is one way to...):
attach to; inhere in (be part of)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Lie when dead
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
Mao reposes in his mausoleum
Hypernyms (to "repose" is one way to...):
lie (be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Lean in a comfortable resting position
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
recumb; recline; repose
Context example:
He was reposing on the couch
Hypernyms (to "repose" is one way to...):
lie (be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "repose"):
rest (be at rest)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence examples:
The children repose in the rocking chair
There repose some children in the rocking chair
Meaning:
Put in a horizontal position
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
lay; put down; repose
Context examples:
lay the books on the table / lay the patient carefully onto the bed
Hypernyms (to "repose" is one way to...):
lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)
Cause:
lie (be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "repose"):
rebury (bury again)
bury; entomb; inhume; inter; lay to rest (place in a grave or tomb)
blow; lay (lay eggs)
rail (lay with rails)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Also:
repose on (be based on; of theories and claims, for example)
Meaning:
To put something (eg trust) in something
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
The nation reposed its confidence in the King
Hypernyms (to "repose" is one way to...):
lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
