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• lie dormant — verb be inactive, as if asleep (Freq. 2) His work lay dormant for many years • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s …   Useful english dictionary

• dormant — dor|mant [ dɔrmənt ] adjective something that is dormant is not active or developing now, but it may become active or develop in the future: The plants remain dormant all winter. a dormant volcano lie dormant (=remain dormant): The virus can lie… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dormant — UK [ˈdɔː(r)mənt] / US [ˈdɔrmənt] adjective something that is dormant is not active or developing now, but it may become active or develop in the future The plants remain dormant all winter. a dormant volcano lie dormant (= remain dormant): The… …   English dictionary

• Dormant Commerce Clause — The Dormant Commerce Clause, also known as the Negative Commerce Clause, is a legal doctrine that courts in the United States have inferred from the Commerce Clause in Article I of the United States Constitution. The Commerce Clause expressly… …   Wikipedia

• dormant — adj. to lie dormant * * * [ dɔːmənt] to lie dormant …   Combinatory dictionary

• lie low — Synonyms and related words: be incognito, be latent, beware, burrow, couch, crawl, crouch, disappear, drop from sight, escape notice, go into hiding, go to ground, go underground, grovel, have a care, hibernate, hide, hide away, hide out, hole up …   Moby Thesaurus

• dormant — adjective not active or not growing at the present time but able to be active later: The seeds remain dormant in the soil all winter. | lie dormant: Stress may activate the virus which has lain dormant in the blood. dormancy noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• dormant — adjective the tubers lie dormant in the soil until spring Syn: asleep, sleeping, resting; inactive, passive, inert, latent, quiescent See note at latent Ant: awake, active …   Thesaurus of popular words

• dormant — dor‧mant [ˈdɔːmənt ǁ ˈdɔːr ] adjective something that is dormant has not been active for a long time, although it may become active in the future: • The project lay dormant for two years until we found a co sponsor. • Someone tampered with IBM… …   Financial and business terms

• Dormant (matelotage) — Nœud (lien) Pour les articles homonymes, voir nœud. Quelques types de nœuds : 1. Épissure 2. Nœud de tire veille 3. Nœud en queue de cochon 4.(?) 5. Nœud de ride 6. Nœud de… …   Wikipédia en Français

• dormant — dor|mant [ˈdo:mənt US ˈdo:r ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: , present participle of dormir to sleep , from Latin dormire] not active or not growing at the present time but able to be active later ≠ ↑active lie/remain dormant ▪ The seeds …   Dictionary of contemporary English