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dormant

/ˈdɔːmənt/
noun

  1. A crossbeam or joist.

adjective

  1. Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.

    "Grass goes dormant during the winter, waiting for spring before it grows again."

  2. In a sleeping posture; distinguished from couchant.

    "a lion dormant"

  3. Leaning.

Synonymsquiescent
Antonymsactive, active, extinct

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