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resting place

noun

Definition of resting place

1 : a place where people can stop and rest
  • We found a good resting place by the side of the trail.
2 : a place where someone is buried
  • her final/last resting place
3 : a place where something has been put
  • The monument was moved to a new resting place.

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resting play

  1. : being or characterized by dormancy : quiescent

  2. : not undergoing or marked by division : vegetative

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place play

  1. : physical environment : space

  2. : a way for admission or transit

  3. : physical surroundings : atmosphere

  1. : to put in or as if in a particular place or position : set

  2. : to present for consideration

  3. : to put in a particular state

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