dormant
IPA: dˈɔrmʌnt
noun
- (architecture) A crossbeam or joist.
adjective
- Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
- (heraldry) In a sleeping posture; distinguished from couchant.
- (architecture) Leaning.
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Examples of "dormant" in Sentences
- The leaves go dormant in summer before the fruits ripen.
- She is dormant in the ember, in the cinders, in the flame.
- What is the difference between dormant and abeyant titles
- The seeds remain dormant in the soil during the dry season.
- It is able to unleash the dormant fighting potential of the wearer.
- They cast a spell which reawakened many dormant magics in the Land.
- On the death of the seventh Baronet in 1743 the baronetcy became dormant.
- The baronetcy became dormant in 1786 on the death of the seventh Baronet.
- In the remainder, it remains dormant and the person matures as a heterosexual.