rest

1. v. t. To arrest. Source: opted

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

3. n. Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security. Source: opted

4. n. Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death. Source: opted

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

6. n. A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance. Source: opted

7. n. A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode. Source: opted

8. n. A short pause in reading verse; a c/sura. Source: opted

9. n. The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Source: opted

10. n. A set or game at tennis. Source: opted

11. n. 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. Source: opted

12. n. To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion. Source: opted

13. n. To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still. Source: opted

14. n. To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch. Source: opted

15. n. To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal. Source: opted

16. n. To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead. Source: opted

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

18. n. To be satisfied; to acquiesce. Source: opted

19. v. t. To lay or place at rest; to quiet. Source: opted

20. v. t. To place, as on a support; to cause to lean. Source: opted

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

22. n. Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others. Source: opted

23. n. 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. Source: opted

24. v. i. To be left; to remain; to continue to be. Source: opted

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