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Rest 1Definition: To arrest.
Rest 2Definition: A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind. Rest 3Definition: Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security. Rest 4Definition: Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death. Rest 5Definition: That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or steadying the work. Rest 6Definition: A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance. Rest 7Definition: A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode. Rest 8Definition: A short pause in reading verse; a c/sura. Rest 9Definition: The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Rest 10Definition: A set or game at tennis. Rest 11Definition: Silence in music or in one of its parts; the name of the character that stands for such silence. They are named as notes are, whole, half, quarter,etc. Rest 12Definition: To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion. Rest 13Definition: To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still. Rest 14Definition: To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch. Rest 15Definition: To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal. Rest 16Definition: To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead. Rest 17Definition: To be satisfied; to acquiesce. Rest 18Definition: To lay or place at rest; to quiet. Rest 19Definition: To place, as on a support; to cause to lean. Rest 20Definition: That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue. Rest 21Definition: Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others. Rest 22Definition: A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities. Rest 23Definition: To be left; to remain; to continue to be. rest 24Definition: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool" rest 25Definition: a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest" rest 26Definition: a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration rest 27Definition: something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" rest 28Definition: euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep" rest 29Definition: a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon" rest 30Definition: a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" rest 31Definition: be at rest rest 32Definition: stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week" rest 33Definition: take a short break from one''s activities in order to relax rest 34Definition: give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment" rest 35Definition: rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head" rest 36Definition: sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee" rest 37Definition: not move; be in a resting position rest 38Definition: put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; "Rest your head on my shoulder" rest 39Definition: be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer" rest 40Definition: be inherent or innate in; rest 41Definition: have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"
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