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Dormant

/ˈdɔːmənt/

A crossbeam or joist.

📖 Definitions of "Dormant"

noun
  1. 1

    A crossbeam or joist.

adjective
  1. 1

    Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.

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

  2. 2

    In a sleeping posture; distinguished from couchant.

    "a lion dormant"

  3. 3

    Leaning.

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