Dictionary Check: dormant
"dormant" is a valid word!
Scrabble
10
points
Words with Friends
12
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Definition
adjective
in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
Example:
"dormant buds"
adjective
(of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
Example:
"a dormant volcano"
adjective
lying with head on paws as if sleeping
adjective
inactive but capable of becoming active
Example:
"her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened"
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