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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Rest on One's Oars (See Oars .). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Cessation | Hold one's hand, stay one's hand; rest on one's oars repose on one's laurels. |
Quiescence | Remain, stay; stand, lie to, ride at anchor, remain in situ, tarry, mark time; bring to, heave to, lay to; pull up, draw up; hold, halt; stop, stop short; rest, pause, anchor; cast to an anchor, come to an anchor; rest on one's oars; repose on one's laurels, take breath; stop; (discontinue). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: REST ON ONE'S OARS |
| Specialty definitions using "REST ON ONE'S OARS": Oars. (references) |
Expression using "REST ON ONE'S OARS": rest on one's oars repose on one's laurels. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "REST ON ONE'S OARS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | bëj pushim (recess). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | estray onay one'say oarsay înceta sã mai vâsleascã. (various references) vila på lagrarna (lie on one's oars), vila på årona. (various references) işi yavaşlatmak (drag one's feet), ağırdan almak (defer, drag, drag one's feet, go slow, procrastinate, slow down). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "'-a-e-e-n-n-o-o-o-r-r-s-s-s-t" | |
-5 letters: oratresses, ornateness, resonators. | |
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