dormant

Modifying Another Word

• largely: By this time the Welsh Hang Gliding Federation had become largely dormant.
• previously: The introduction of cheap budget airlines has opened up a previously dormant market.
• relatively: Therefore, America's military tended to be relatively dormant.
• completely: Little do most people know, that volcano was completely dormant.

Preposition: for

• while: But the seed had been planted within my self- imagery, which was to remain dormant for a long while.
• decade: But it had been dormant for a decade until the Walls family took it over.
• year: Can the grudge have lain dormant for eight hundred years?

Modifies a noun

• volcano: A dormant volcano has not erupted in 2000 years.
• bud: Carefully cut or gently pull a piece of root apart from the main plant, making sure there is a dormant bud attached.
• virus: However, in adults, the dormant virus can then trigger shingles.
• quarry: It is unlikely that any of the disused, dormant quarries in Torbay will be revived for mineral extraction.
• account: In the meantime, there is no reason why an owner of a dormant account should not seek to regain contact with their monies.
• seed: Removal of the seed coat promotes germination in dormant seed.

Used with adjective complement

• lie: The energy of serenity lies dormant in all things, waiting to be awakened.
• lay: Asbestos can lay dormant without causing any adverse effects for many years.
• remain: The child remains dormant, in spite of the change.
• become: The Grand Lodge of all England at York became dormant.
• stay: While the game itself has stayed dormant for the last nine years, the setting has had a rich and fruitful life.
• go: Did you have positive PCR tests over a period of several years until 1996 before your PCR tests went dormant?

Preposition: in

soil: The seeds can also survive dormant in the soil for up to 20 years.