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rest

1  [rest]
Use rest in a Sentence
–noun
1. the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep: a good night's rest.
2. refreshing ease or inactivity after exertion or labor: to allow an hour for rest.
3. relief or freedom, esp. from anything that wearies, troubles, or disturbs.
4. a period or interval of inactivity, repose, solitude, or tranquillity: to go away for a rest.
5. mental or spiritual calm; tranquillity.
6. the repose of death: eternal rest.
7. cessation or absence of motion: to bring a machine to rest.
8. Music.
a. an interval of silence between tones.
b. a mark or sign indicating it.
9. Prosody. a short pause within a line; caesura.
10. a place that provides shelter or lodging for travelers, as an inn.
11. any stopping or resting place: a roadside rest for weary hikers.
12. a piece or thing for something to rest on: a hand rest.
13. a supporting device; support.
14. Billiards, Pool. bridge 1 (def. 14).
–verb (used without object)
15. to refresh oneself, as by sleeping, lying down, or relaxing.
16. to relieve weariness by cessation of exertion or labor.
17. to be at ease; have tranquillity or peace.
18. to repose in death.
19. to be quiet or still.
20. to cease from motion, come to rest; stop.
21. to become or remain inactive.
22. to stay as is or remain without further action or notice: to let a matter rest.
23. to lie, sit, lean, or be set: His arm rested on the table.
24. Agriculture. to lie fallow or unworked: to let land rest.
25. to be imposed as a burden or responsibility (usually fol. by on or upon).
26. to rely (usually fol. by on or upon).
27. to be based or founded (usually fol. by on or upon).
28. to be found; belong; reside (often fol. by with): The blame rests with them.
29. to be present; dwell; linger (usually fol. by on or upon): A sunbeam rests upon the altar.
30. to be fixed or directed on something, as the eyes, a gaze, etc.
31. Law. to terminate voluntarily the introduction of evidence in a case.
–verb (used with object)
32. to give rest to; refresh with rest: to rest oneself.
33. to lay or place for rest, ease, or support: to rest one's back against a tree.
34. to direct (as the eyes): to rest one's eyes on someone.
35. to base, or let depend, as on some ground of reliance.
36. to bring to rest; halt; stop.
37. Law. to terminate voluntarily the introduction of evidence on: to rest one's case.
—Idioms
38. at rest,
a. in a state of repose, as in sleep.
b. dead.
c. quiescent; inactive; not in motion: the inertia of an object at rest.
d. free from worry; tranquil: Nothing could put his mind at rest.
39. lay to rest,
a. to inter (a dead body); bury: He was laid to rest last Thursday.
b. to allay, suppress, or appease.
Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME, OE; akin to G Rast; (v.) ME resten, OE restan; akin to G rasten

Related forms:
rester, noun

Synonyms:
7. stop, halt, standstill.

rest

2  [rest]
–noun
1. the part that is left or remains; remainder: The rest of the students are in the corridor.
2. the others: All the rest are going.
3. British Banking. surplus (defs. 1, 2).
–verb (used without object)
4. to continue to be; remain as specified: Rest assured that all is well.
Origin:
1375–1425; (v.) late ME resten to remain due or unpaid < MF rester to remain < L restāre to remain standing, equiv. to re- re- + stāre to stand; (n.) late ME < MF reste, n. deriv. of rester

rest

3  [rest]
–noun Armor.
a support for a lance; lance rest.
Origin:
1490–1500; aph. var. of arrest
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bridge 1   (brĭj)   
n.  
  1. A structure spanning and providing passage over a gap or barrier, such as a river or roadway.
  2. Something resembling or analogous to this structure in form or function: a land bridge between the continents; a bridge of understanding between two countries.
    1. The upper bony ridge of the human nose.
    2. The part of a pair of eyeglasses that rests against this ridge.
    3. A thin, upright piece of wood in some stringed instruments that supports the strings above the soundboard.
    4. A transitional passage connecting two subjects or movements.
    5. A long stick with a notched plate at one end, used to steady the cue in billiards. Also called rest1.
    6. The hand used as a support to steady the cue.
    7. Any of various instruments for measuring or comparing the characteristics, such as impedance or inductance, of a conductor.
    8. An electrical shunt.
  4. A fixed or removable replacement for one or several but not all of the natural teeth, usually anchored at each end to a natural tooth.
  5. Music
    1. A thin, upright piece of wood in some stringed instruments that supports the strings above the soundboard.
    2. A transitional passage connecting two subjects or movements.
    3. A long stick with a notched plate at one end, used to steady the cue in billiards. Also called rest1.
    4. The hand used as a support to steady the cue.
    5. Any of various instruments for measuring or comparing the characteristics, such as impedance or inductance, of a conductor.
    6. An electrical shunt.
  6. Nautical A crosswise platform or enclosed area above the main deck of a ship from which the ship is controlled.
  7. Games
    1. A long stick with a notched plate at one end, used to steady the cue in billiards. Also called rest1.
    2. The hand used as a support to steady the cue.
    3. Any of various instruments for measuring or comparing the characteristics, such as impedance or inductance, of a conductor.
    4. An electrical shunt.
  8. Electricity
    1. Any of various instruments for measuring or comparing the characteristics, such as impedance or inductance, of a conductor.
    2. An electrical shunt.
  9. Chemistry An intramolecular connection that spans atoms or groups of atoms.
tr.v.   bridged, bridg·ing, bridg·es
  1. To build a bridge over.
  2. To cross by or as if by a bridge.

[Middle English brigge, from Old English brycg; see bhrū- in Indo-European roots.]
bridge'a·ble adj.
rest 1   (rěst)   
n.  
  1. Cessation of work, exertion, or activity.
  2. Peace, ease, or refreshment resulting from sleep or the cessation of an activity.
  3. Sleep or quiet relaxation.
  4. The repose of death: eternal rest.
  5. Relief or freedom from disquiet or disturbance.
  6. Mental or emotional tranquillity.
  7. Termination or absence of motion.
  8. Music
    1. An interval of silence corresponding to one of the possible time values within a measure.
    2. The mark or symbol indicating such a pause and its length.
  9. A short pause in a line of poetry; a caesura.
  10. A device used as a support: a back rest.
  11. Games See bridge1.
v.   rest·ed, rest·ing, rests

v.   intr.
  1. To cease motion, work, or activity.
  2. To lie down, especially to sleep.
  3. To be at peace or ease; be tranquil.
  4. To be, become, or remain temporarily still, quiet, or inactive: Let the issue rest here.
  5. To be supported or based; lie, lean, or sit: The ladder rests firmly against the tree.
  6. To be imposed or vested, as a responsibility or burden: The final decision rests with the chairperson.
  7. To depend or rely: That argument rests on a false assumption.
  8. To be located or be in a specified place: The original manuscript rests in the museum.
  9. To be fixed or directed on something: "His brown eyes rested on her for a moment" (John le Carré).
  10. To remain; linger.
  11. Law To cease voluntarily the presentation of evidence in a case: The defense rests.
v.   tr.
  1. To give rest or repose to: rested my eyes.
  2. To place, lay, or lean for ease, support, or repose.
  3. To base or ground: I rested my conclusion on that fact.
  4. To fix or direct (the gaze, for example).
  5. To bring to rest; halt.
  6. Law To cease voluntarily the introduction of evidence in (a case).

[Middle English, from Old English.]
rest'er n.
rest 2   (rěst)   
n.  
  1. The part that is left over after something has been removed; remainder.
  2. That or those remaining: The beginning was boring, but the rest was interesting. The rest are arriving later.
intr.v.   rest·ed, rest·ing, rests
  1. To be or continue to be; remain: Rest assured that we will finish on time.
  2. To remain or be left over.

[Middle English, from Old French reste, from rester, to remain, from Latin restāre, to stay behind : re-, re- + stāre, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
rest 3   (rěst)   
n.  A support for a lance on the side of the breastplate of medieval armor.

[Middle English reste, short for areste, a stopping, holding, from Old French, from arester, to stop; see arrest.]
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Rest

Rest\ (r?st), v. t. [For arrest.] To arrest. [Obs.]

Rest

Rest\, n. [AS. rest, r[ae]st, rest; akin to D. rust, G. rast. OHG. rasta, Dan. & Sw. rast rest, repose, Icel. r["o]st the distance between two resting places, a mole, Goth. rasta a mile, also to Goth. razn house, Icel. rann, and perhaps to G. ruhe rest, repose, AS. r[=o]w, Gr. 'erwh`. Cf. Ransack.]

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

Sleep give thee all his rest! --Shak.

2. Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security.

And the land had rest fourscore years. --Judges iii. 30.

3. Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.

How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest. --Collins.

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

He made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house. --1 Kings vi. 6.

5. (Anc. Armor) A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance.

Their visors closed, their lances in the rest. --Dryden.

6. A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode. "Halfway houses and travelers' rests." --J. H. Newman.

In dust our final rest, and native home. --Milton.

Ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance which the Lord your God giveth you. --Deut. xii. 9.

7. (Pros.) A short pause in reading verse; a c[ae]sura.

8. The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. "An account is said to be taken with annual or semiannual rests." --Abbott.

9. A set or game at tennis. [Obs.]

10. (Mus.) 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.

Rest house, an empty house for the accomodation of travelers; a caravansary. [India]

To set, or To set up, one's rest, to have a settled determination; -- from an old game of cards, when one so expressed his intention to stand or rest upon his hand. [Obs.] --Shak. Bacon.

Syn: Cessation; pause; intermission; stop; stay; repose; slumber; quiet; ease; quietness; stillness; tranquillity; peacefulness; peace.

Usage: Rest, Repose. Rest is a ceasing from labor or exertion; repose is a mode of resting which gives relief and refreshment after toil and labor. The words are commonly interchangeable.

Rest

Rest\ (r[e^]st), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rested; p. pr. & vb. n. Resting.] [AS. restan. See Rest, n.]

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

God . . . rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. --Gen. ii. 2.

Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest. --Ex. xxiii. 12.

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

There rest, if any rest can harbor there. --Milton.

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

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

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

Fancy . . . then retries Into her private cell when Nature rests. --Milton.

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

On him I rested, after long debate, And not without considering, fixed ?? fate. --Dryden.

7. To be satisfied; to acquiesce.

To rest in Heaven's determination. --Addison.

To rest with, to be in the power of; to depend upon; as, it rests with him to decide.

Rest

Rest\, v. t. 1. To lay or place at rest; to quiet.

Your piety has paid All needful rites, to rest my wandering shade. --Dryden.

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

Her weary head upon your bosom rest. --Waller.

Rest

Rest\, n. [F. reste, fr. rester to remain, L. restare to stay back, remain; pref. re- re- + stare to stand, stay. See Stand, and cf. Arrest, Restive.] (With the definite article.) 1. That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue.

Religion gives part of its reward in hand, the present comfort of having done our duty, and, for the rest, it offers us the best security that Heaven can give. --Tillotson.

2. Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others. "Plato and the rest of the philosophers." --Bp. Stillingfleet.

Armed like the rest, the Trojan prince appears. --DRyden.

3. (Com.) 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. [Eng.]

Syn: Remainder; overplus; surplus; remnant; residue; reserve; others.

Rest

Rest\, v. i. [F. rester. See Rest remainder.] To be left; to remain; to continue to be.

The affairs of men rest still uncertain. --Shak.
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Language Translation for : rest
Spanish: descanso, reposo,
German: die Ruhepause,
Japanese: 休憩
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rest  (1)
"sleep," O.E. ræste, reste "rest, bed, intermission of labor, mental peace," from P.Gmc. *rastjo, *rasto. Original sense seems to be a measure of distance (cf. O.H.G. rasta "league of miles," O.N. rost "league, distance after which one rests," Gothic rasta "mile, stage of a journey"), perhaps a word from the nomadic period. The meaning "support, thing upon which something rests" is attested from 1590. The verb is O.E. ræstan, restan "to rest." At rest "dead" is from 1338. Rest room first attested 1899; rest stop is from 1973. Rested "refreshed by sleep" is attested from c.1400. Phrase rest you merry is from 1548 (God rest you merry, gentlemen, often is mis-punctuated). Colloquial expression to give (something) a rest "to stop talking about it" is first recorded 1927, Amer.Eng.

rest  (2)
"remainder," c.1420, from M.Fr. reste "remnant," from rester "to remain," from L. restare "stand back, be left," from re- "back" + stare "to stand" (see stet). Related M.E. verb resten (1463) is in rest assured.
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Main Entry: rest
Function: intransitive verb
: to bring to an end voluntarily the introduction of evidence in a case rests> transitive verb : to cease presenting evidence pertinent to (a case) rest my case>
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Main Entry: 1rest
Pronunciation: 'rest
Function: noun
1 : a state of repose or sleep —see BED REST
2 : cessation or temporary interruption of motion, exertion, or labor <rest from hardphysical effort> rest period>
3 : a bodily state (as that attained by a fasting individual lying supine) characterized by minimal functional andmetabolic activities rest>
4 : the part of a partial denture that rests on an abutment tooth, distributes stresses, and holds the claspin position
5 : a firm but moldable cushion used to raise or support a portion of the body during surgery rest>

Main Entry: 2rest
Function: intransitive verb
1 : to get rest by lying down; especially : SLEEP
2 : to cease from action or motion : refrain from labor or exertion rest transitivesenses
: to give rest to <rest your eyes>

Main Entry: 3rest
Function: noun
: a mass of surviving embryonic cells or of cells misplaced in development rests are benign —Shields Warren> rests in the kidney>
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rest (rěst)
n.

  1. Cessation of work, exertion, or activity.
  2. Peace, ease, or refreshment resulting from sleep or the cessation of an activity.
  3. Sleep or quiet relaxation.
  4. Mental or emotional tranquillity.
  5. A device used as a support, as for the back.
  6. A group of embryonic cells or a portion of fetal tissue that has become displaced during development.
  7. An extension from a prosthesis that gives vertical support to a dental restoration.
v. rest·ed, rest·ing, rests
  1. To cease motion, work, or activity.
  2. To lie down, especially to sleep.
  3. To be supported or based; lie, lean, or sit.

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Rest

(1.) Gr. katapausis, equivalent to the Hebrew word _noah_ (Heb. 4:1). (2.) Gr. anapausis, "rest from weariness" (Matt. 11:28). (3.) Gr. anesis, "relaxation" (2 Thess. 1:7). (4.) Gr. sabbatismos, a Sabbath rest, a rest from all work (Heb. 4:9; R.V., "sabbath"), a rest like that of God when he had finished the work of creation.

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rest

In addition to the idioms beginning with rest, also see at rest; lay at rest; lay to rest; set one's mind at rest.

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