Word of the Day

Repose

June 27, 2026

re·​pose /rəˈpōz/

Noun/Verb

noun

rest, peace, sleep

"Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close; Something attempted, something done, has earned a night's repose." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882) verb 1. to lay, to place "It matters not what goal you seek - its secret here reposes: you've got to dig from week to week - to get results or roses." - Edgar Albert Guest (1881 - 1959) 2. to rest, to relax "Anger may repast with thee for an hour, but not repose for a night; the continuance of anger is hatred, the continuance of hatred turns malice." - Francis Quarles (1592 - 1644)
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