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resting places

resting places is the plural of resting place.

Meaning of resting place

Noun

resting place (plural resting places)

  1. (euphemistic) A place where one is buried or laid to rest; a tomb.
    • From his beloved second home at Warm Springs, Georgia, the body of Franklin Delano Roosevelt moves on the first stages of his journey to his final resting place. Scores of sufferers from infantile paralysis sorrowfully bid farewell to their great friend and benefactor. The President's dog follows...1945 April 16, 0:38 from the start, in MP72-20 President Roosevelt’s Funeral and Procession; Truman – New President of U.S., Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives...
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see resting, place. A place where one rests or may rest.

Questions about resting places

What is resting places the plural of?
Resting places is the plural of resting place.

Words near resting places in the dictionary

  1. resting on
  2. resting on one's laurels
  3. resting one's case
  4. resting one's soul
  5. resting place
  6. resting places
  7. resting Polish face
  8. resting potential
  9. resting potentials
  10. resting spore
  11. resting spores

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