REST
\ɹˈɛst], \ɹˈɛst], \ɹ_ˈɛ_s_t]\
Definitions of REST
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee"
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a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
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a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest"
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a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
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a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"
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give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"
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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"
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take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
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rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head"
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not move; be in a resting position
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put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; "Rest your head on my shoulder"
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be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer"
By Princeton University
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sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee"
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a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
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a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest"
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a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
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a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"
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give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To arrest.
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A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind.
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Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.
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That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or steadying the work.
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A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance.
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A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
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The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account.
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A set or game at tennis.
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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.
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To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion.
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To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still.
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To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch.
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To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal.
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To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.
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To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.
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To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
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To lay or place at rest; to quiet.
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To place, as on a support; to cause to lean.
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That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue.
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Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
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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.
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To be left; to remain; to continue to be.
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A short pause in reading verse; a csura.
By Oddity Software
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To arrest.
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A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind.
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Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.
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That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or steadying the work.
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A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance.
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A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
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The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account.
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A set or game at tennis.
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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.
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To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion.
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To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still.
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To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch.
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To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal.
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To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.
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To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.
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To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
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To lay or place at rest; to quiet.
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To place, as on a support; to cause to lean.
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That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue.
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Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
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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.
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To be left; to remain; to continue to be.
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A short pause in reading verse; a csura.
By Noah Webster.
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A ceasing from motion or labor; quiet; peace; repose; sleep; hence, death; place of quiet or repose; in music, a period of silence and its sign; a short pause in reading; that on which anything leans for support; the rest, a remainder; the others.
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To stop moving or acting; be quiet; to take repose; sleep; be dead; be at peace; to trust; be supported; stand; lean; to remain in one place.
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Cause to cease from labor; cause to take repose; place on a support; lay; lean; to base or ground.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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1. Quiet, repose. 2. To repose, to cease from work. 3. A group of cells or a portion of fetal tissue which has become displaced and lies embedded in tissue of another character; it is believed by many that under certain conditions this embryonic structure may take on renewed growth and give rise to a tumor; called also embryonal r., or epithelial r.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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Cessation from motion or disturbance: peace: quiet: sleep: the final sleep or death: place of rest: that on which anything rests: a pause of the voice in reading: (music) an interval of silence and its mark.
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That which remains after the separation of a part: remainder: others.
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To remain.
By Daniel Lyons
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To remain.
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Cessation from motion or action of any kind; repose; quiet; sleep; peace; place of quiet or repose; that on which anything rests; a short pause; a pause or interval of time, during which there is an intermission of the voice or sound.
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That which is left; the remainder; the others; the undivided profits remaining at the time of balancing.
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To place; to quiet; to lay to rest.
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To cease from action or motion of any kind; to be quiet; to repose; to sleep; to be dead; to lean; to stand on; to acquiesce; to rely; to abide.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To cause to cease from labor or exertion; cease; desist.
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To support; sustain; trust.
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To repose; sleep; be quiet; be still in death.
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Cessation from exertion or motion; peace; sleep; death.
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A support; stopping place; pause or interval in music.
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To remain; be left.
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A remainder; the others.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A state free from motion or disturbance; quiet; repose; sleep; final sleep; cessation from labour; that on which a thing leans for support; trust; peace; in music, a pause in sound, or the mark to indicate it.
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To lay or place at rest; to cease from action or motion of any kind; to be tranquil; to be at peace; to recline; to be in a state of repose or slumber; to sleep the final sleep; to lean on; to trust or rely.
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That which remains, or mayremain, after the separation of a part; overplus; residue; others; a surplus fund held in reserve by a bank or a public company in order to equalise the dividends, should the profits made in any one year fall below the amount required for paying the usual dividend to the shareholders; resting owing, in Scotch law, remaining due.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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Natural repose; relief from activity.
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That which remains over; a remnant.
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A group of cells or a portion of fetal tissue which has become displaced and lies embedded in tissue of another character. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [Anglo-Saxon] A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labour;- freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; that on which any thing rests or leans For support;— a place where one may rest;— a pause; an interval during which voice or sound is intermittent;— the mark of such intermission: slumber; quiet; stillness; tranquility; peacefulness; peace.
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n. [Latin] That which is left or which remains after the separation of a part;— those not included in a proposition or description;—in banking, the balance of profits after paying dividends, kept as a reserved fund against future Loss; remainder; overplus; residue.
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