This, then, is Christmas, 1862. Everything is silent in Dreamthorp. The smith's hammer reposes beside the anvil. The weaver's flying shuttle is at rest.
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Reposes
Synonyms for "reposes" (282 found)
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Strong matches (84)
consist inconstraintcontemplationcontinencecontrolconveniencecoolcouchcrawlcurl updecumbencydeem trustworthydepend ondepositdispassiondossdozedreamlanddrowsedwell in
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easeequanimityevennessexist infitful sleepforty winksfree timefreedomfreezegentlenessgo to bedgo to restgolden meangoof-off timegrovelhappy mediumhibernationidleidle hoursimpartialityimperturbabilityinactivityinhabitinhere injudiciousnessjuste milieujuste-milieukeep quietland of nodlay downleisurelenitylielie downlie flatlie inlie limplylie pronelie prostratelie stilllight sleeplodgelollloungelounginglucid stillnesslying
Related words (141)
mark timemarmoreal reposemeden aganmiddle waymildnessmoderatenessmoderationmoderationismnapneutralitynirvananonviolencenot breathenot stirnothing in excessodd momentspacifismpeacefulnessplace confidence inplacidity
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placidnesspoisepronenessprostrationprudenceput downquiescencequiescencyquietquietismquietnessquietudereclinationreclinerecliningrecreationrecumbrecumbencyrefreshmentrelaxrelaxationrely onremainremain motionlessrenewalrepose inrepositreside inrespiterest inrestfulnessrestorationrestraintretirementsatoriself-abnegationself-controlself-denialself-possessionself-restraintsemiretirementserenityset downsettle to restshut eyeshut-eyesiestasilencesilken reposesleepsleeplandsleepwalkingslumberslumberlandsnoozesnoozlesnug downsobrietysomnambulismsomniloquysomnusspare timesprawlstabilitystandstand faststand firmstand stillstaystay putsteadinessstickstick faststillnessstretch outsubsist insupinenesstacttake it easytake life easytarrytemperancetemperatenessthink reliabletimetime to killtime to sparetranquillitytread watertrusttrust implicitlytrust inunbuttoned easeunconsciousnessunexcessivenessunextravaganceunextremenessvia mediawinter sleepwise passiveness
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On the shore dimly seen, thro’ the mists of the deep, where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes, what is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep, as it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
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