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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Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security.
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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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A short pause in reading verse; a c/sura.
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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.