Rest |
To arrest. |
v. t. |
Rest |
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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Rest |
Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security. |
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Rest |
Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death. |
n. |
Rest |
That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or steadying the work. |
n. |
Rest |
A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance. |
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Rest |
A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode. |
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Rest |
A short pause in reading verse; a c/sura. |
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Rest |
The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. |
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Rest |
A set or game at tennis. |
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Rest |
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. |
n. |
Rest |
To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion. |
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Rest |
To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still. |
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Rest |
To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch. |
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Rest |
To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal. |
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Rest |
To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead. |
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Rest |
To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise. |
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Rest |
To be satisfied; to acquiesce. |
n. |
Rest |
To lay or place at rest; to quiet. |
v. t. |
Rest |
To place, as on a support; to cause to lean. |
v. t. |