repose
Roget-categorie 687
5. Words relating to the voluntary powers› 5.3. Voluntary action
›› 5.3.1. Simple voluntary action
#687.
Repose
zelfstandig naamwoord
repose,
rest,
silken repose —
sleep
etc.
683.
relaxation,
breathing time —
halt,
stay,
pause
etc.
(cessation)
142 —
respite.
day of rest,
dies non,
Sabbath,
Lord's day,
holiday,
red-letter day,
vacation,
recess.
werkwoord
repose —
rest,
rest and be thankful —
take a rest,
take one's ease,
take it easy.
relax,
unbend,
slacken —
take breath
etc.
(refresh)
689 —
rest upon one's oars —
pause
etc.
(cease)
142 —
stay one's hand.
lie down —
recline,
recline on a bed of down,
recline on an easy chair —
go to rest,
go to bed,
go to sleep
etc.
683.
take a holiday,
shut up shop —
lie fallow
etc.
(inaction)
681.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
reposing
etc.
v.
[of people];
relaxed
etc.
v. —
unstrained.
[of materials and people]
unstressed.
bijwoord
at rest.
uitdrukking
The best of men have ever loved repose"
[Thompson];
to repair our nature with comforting repose"
[Henry VIII].
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