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sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee"

a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"

a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest"

a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"

give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"

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"

take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head"

not move; be in a resting position

put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; "Rest your head on my shoulder"

be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer"

sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee"

a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"

a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest"

a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"

give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"

To arrest.

A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind.

Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.

That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or steadying the work.

A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance.

A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.

The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account.

A set or game at tennis.

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.

To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion.

To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still.

To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch.

To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal.

To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.

To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.

To be satisfied; to acquiesce.

To lay or place at rest; to quiet.

To place, as on a support; to cause to lean.

That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue.

Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.

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.

To be left; to remain; to continue to be.

A short pause in reading verse; a csura.

To arrest.

A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind.

Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.

That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or steadying the work.

A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance.

A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.

The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account.

A set or game at tennis.

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.

To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion.

To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still.

To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch.

To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal.

To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.

To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.

To be satisfied; to acquiesce.

To lay or place at rest; to quiet.

To place, as on a support; to cause to lean.

That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue.

Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.

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.

To be left; to remain; to continue to be.

A short pause in reading verse; a csura.

Freedom from activity.

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.

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.

Cause to cease from labor; cause to take repose; place on a support; lay; lean; to base or ground.

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.

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.

That which remains after the separation of a part: remainder: others.

To remain.

To remain.

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.

That which is left; the remainder; the others; the undivided profits remaining at the time of balancing.

To place; to quiet; to lay to rest.

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.

To be at rest; repose; be supported; remain.

To lay at rest; place on a support.

To cause to cease from labor or exertion; cease; desist.

To support; sustain; trust.

To repose; sleep; be quiet; be still in death.

Cessation from exertion or motion; peace; sleep; death.

A support; stopping place; pause or interval in music.

To remain; be left.

A remainder; the others.

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.

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.

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.

Natural repose; relief from activity.

That which remains over; a remnant.

A group of cells or a portion of fetal tissue which has become displaced and lies embedded in tissue of another character. [Lat.]

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.

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.