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]
A structure spanning and providing passage over a gap or barrier, such as a river or roadway.
Something resembling or analogous to this structure in form or function: a land bridge between the continents; a bridge of understanding between two countries.
The upper bony ridge of the human nose.
The part of a pair of eyeglasses that rests against this ridge.
A thin, upright piece of wood in some stringed instruments that supports the strings above the soundboard.
A transitional passage connecting two subjects or movements.
A long stick with a notched plate at one end, used to steady the cue in billiards. Also called rest1.
The hand used as a support to steady the cue.
Any of various instruments for measuring or comparing the characteristics, such as impedance or inductance, of a conductor.
An electrical shunt.
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.
Music
A thin, upright piece of wood in some stringed instruments that supports the strings above the soundboard.
A transitional passage connecting two subjects or movements.
A long stick with a notched plate at one end, used to steady the cue in billiards. Also called rest1.
The hand used as a support to steady the cue.
Any of various instruments for measuring or comparing the characteristics, such as impedance or inductance, of a conductor.
An electrical shunt.
Nautical A crosswise platform or enclosed area above the main deck of a ship from which the ship is controlled.
Games
A long stick with a notched plate at one end, used to steady the cue in billiards. Also called rest1.
The hand used as a support to steady the cue.
Any of various instruments for measuring or comparing the characteristics, such as impedance or inductance, of a conductor.
An electrical shunt.
Electricity
Any of various instruments for measuring or comparing the characteristics, such as impedance or inductance, of a conductor.
An electrical shunt.
Chemistry An intramolecular connection that spans atoms or groups of atoms.
tr.v.
bridged, bridg·ing, bridg·es
To build a bridge over.
To cross by or as if by a bridge.
[Middle English brigge, from Old English brycg; see bhrū- in Indo-European roots.]
The part that is left over after something has been removed; remainder.
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
To be or continue to be; remain: Rest assured that we will finish on time.
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.]
"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.
"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.
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" [syn: remainder]
2.
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
3.
a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" [syn: respite]
4.
a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"
5.
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep"
6.
a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest"
7.
a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
verb
1.
not move; be in a resting position
2.
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
3.
give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"
4.
have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies" [syn: lie]
stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week" [syn: stay] [ant: change]
7.
be inherent or innate in;
8.
put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; "Rest your head on my shoulder"
9.
sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree" [syn: perch]
10.
rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head" [syn: pillow]
11.
be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer"
a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc Example: Digging the garden is hard work — let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems — I'm going to take a week's holiday.
Arabic:
إسْتِراحَه ، راحَه
Chinese (Simplified):
休息
Chinese (Traditional):
休息
Czech:
odpočinek
Danish:
hvil; pause
Dutch:
rust
Estonian:
puhkus, puhkepaus
Finnish:
lepo
French:
repos
German:
die Ruhepause
Greek:
ξεκούραση, ανάπαυλα
Hungarian:
pihenés
Icelandic:
hvíld, hlé
Indonesian:
istirahat
Japanese:
休憩
Korean:
휴식
Latvian:
atpūta
Lithuanian:
poilsis
Norwegian:
hvil, pust i bakken, pause
Polish:
odpoczynek
Portuguese (Brazil):
descanso
Portuguese (Portugal):
descanso
Romanian:
odihnă
Russian:
передышка
Slovak:
odpočinok, oddych
Slovenian:
počitek
Spanish:
descanso, reposo
Swedish:
vila, vilopaus
Turkish:
dinlenme
rest2[rest]noun
sleep Example: He needs a good night's rest.
Arabic:
نَوْم
Chinese (Simplified):
睡眠
Chinese (Traditional):
睡眠
Czech:
spánek
Danish:
søvn
Dutch:
slaap
Estonian:
uni, puhkamine
Finnish:
lepo
French:
sommeil
German:
die Ruhe
Greek:
ύπνος
Hungarian:
alvás
Icelandic:
hvíld
Indonesian:
tidur
Japanese:
睡眠
Korean:
수면
Latvian:
miegs; naktsmiers
Lithuanian:
miegas
Norwegian:
hvile, lur
Polish:
spoczynek
Portuguese (Brazil):
sono
Portuguese (Portugal):
descanso
Romanian:
somn, odihnă
Russian:
сон
Slovak:
spánok
Slovenian:
spanje
Spanish:
descanso, sueño
Swedish:
vila
Turkish:
uyku
rest3[rest]noun
something which holds or supports Example: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat
Arabic:
مِسْنَد، مُتَّكَأ
Chinese (Simplified):
支架，托
Chinese (Traditional):
支架，托
Czech:
podstavec, podpěra
Danish:
støtte; -støtte
Dutch:
steun
Estonian:
tugi
Finnish:
tuki
French:
support
German:
die Stütze
Greek:
στήριγμα
Hungarian:
támasz(ték)
Icelandic:
stuðningur, stoð
Indonesian:
penyangga
Japanese:
台
Korean:
받침대
Latvian:
balsts
Lithuanian:
atrama, stovas
Norwegian:
(-)støtte, (arm)lene
Polish:
podpórka
Portuguese (Brazil):
descanso, apoio
Portuguese (Portugal):
apoio
Romanian:
suport; tetieră
Russian:
опора
Slovak:
podstavec, podpera
Slovenian:
opora, naslon
Spanish:
apoyo, soporte
Swedish:
stöd
Turkish:
… dayanağı, destek
rest4[rest]noun
a state of not moving Example: The machine is at rest.
Arabic:
سُكون، عَدَم حَرَكَه
Chinese (Simplified):
静止
Chinese (Traditional):
靜止
Czech:
klid
Danish:
stoppet
Dutch:
stilstand
Estonian:
seisak
Finnish:
pysähdyksissä
French:
(au) repos
German:
die Ruhelage
Greek:
στάση, ακινησία
Hungarian:
nyugalmi állapot
Icelandic:
kyrrstaða
Indonesian:
tidak jalan
Japanese:
休止
Korean:
정지
Latvian:
miera stāvoklis
Lithuanian:
nejudama padėtis
Norwegian:
i ro, avslått
Polish:
spoczynek
Portuguese (Brazil):
em repouso, parado
Portuguese (Portugal):
desligado
Romanian:
(în) repaus
Russian:
неподвижность
Slovak:
pokoj, prestávka
Slovenian:
mirovanje
Spanish:
en reposo
Swedish:
viloläge
Turkish:
hareketsizlik, işlemeyiş
rest1[rest]verb
to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy Example: We've been walking for four hours — let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.
Arabic:
يَسْتَريح ، يَرْتاح
Chinese (Simplified):
休息
Chinese (Traditional):
休息
Czech:
(nechat) odpočinout (si)
Danish:
hvile
Dutch:
rusten
Estonian:
puhkama, puhkust andma
French:
(se) reposer
German:
ausruhen
Greek:
ξεκουράζω, ξεκουράζομαι
Hungarian:
pihen
Icelandic:
hvíla (sig), taka sér hvíld
Indonesian:
beristirahat
Japanese:
休む
Korean:
쉬다; 쉬게하다
Latvian:
atpūsties; atpūtināt
Lithuanian:
pailsėti, pailsinti
Norwegian:
hvile (seg), raste
Polish:
odpoczywać
Portuguese (Brazil):
descansar
Portuguese (Portugal):
descansar
Romanian:
a (se) odihni
Russian:
давать отдых
Slovak:
odpočinúť (si), dopriať odpočinok
Slovenian:
odpočiti se
Spanish:
descansar, reposar
Swedish:
vila, ta en vilopaus
Turkish:
dinlenmek, istirahat etmek
rest2[rest]verb
to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired Example: Mother is resting at the moment.
Arabic:
يَنام، يَسْتَلْقي لِيَسْتَريح
Chinese (Simplified):
（躺下）休息
Chinese (Traditional):
(躺下)休息
Czech:
odpočívat
Danish:
hvile sig
Dutch:
rusten
Estonian:
tukkuma, puhkama
French:
(se) reposer
German:
ruhen
Greek:
αναπαύομαι, κοιμάμαι
Hungarian:
alszik
Icelandic:
taka sér hvíld, sofa
Indonesian:
tidur
Japanese:
眠る
Korean:
자다
Latvian:
atpūsties; atlaisties
Lithuanian:
ilsėtis, miegoti
Norwegian:
hvile seg, ta en lur
Polish:
odpoczywać, dać odpocząć
Portuguese (Brazil):
repousar
Portuguese (Portugal):
descansar
Romanian:
a se odihni
Russian:
спать; отдыхать
Slovak:
odpočívať, spať, ležať
Slovenian:
počivati
Spanish:
descansar, reposar(se)
Swedish:
vila
Turkish:
uyumak, uzanmak, yatmak
rest3[rest]verb
to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something Example: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.
Arabic:
يُريح، يَسْنِد، يَرْقُد، يَسْتَنِد إلى
Chinese (Simplified):
靠在…上
Chinese (Traditional):
靠在…上
Czech:
spočívat, opřít
Danish:
hvile
Dutch:
rusten
Estonian:
puhkama, toetuma
French:
(re)poser, (s')appuyer (sur)
German:
ruhen
Greek:
στηρίζω, στηρίζομαι, ακουμπώ, ξαπλώνω
Hungarian:
nyugszik vmin
Icelandic:
hvíla, hallast (á, *í, *upp að e-u)
Indonesian:
meletakkan
Japanese:
～にもたれる
Korean:
기대다, 그대로 있다
Latvian:
Viņas skatiens kavējās pie dārgakmeņiem.
Lithuanian:
gulėti, remtis, uždėti, sustoti
Norwegian:
hvile, støtte, *lene seg mot
Polish:
opierać (się), spoczywać
Portuguese (Brazil):
apoiar, pousar
Portuguese (Portugal):
descansar
Romanian:
a (se) sprijini (pe); a-şi aţinti (asupra)
Russian:
положить; прислонить;опереться
Slovak:
spočívať, oprieť (sa)
Slovenian:
počivati
Spanish:
descansar sobre, apoyar(se)
Swedish:
vila, luta
Turkish:
yaslanmak, dayanmak
rest4[rest]verb
to relax, be calm etc Example: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.
Arabic:
يَرْتاح، يَهْدأ
Chinese (Simplified):
安心
Chinese (Traditional):
安心
Czech:
mít klid
Danish:
få ro; være rolig
Dutch:
rusten
Estonian:
rahule jätma
French:
être calme, tranquille
German:
ruhen
Greek:
ησυχάζω, ηρεμώ
Hungarian:
megnyugszik
Icelandic:
hvílast, vera rólegur
Indonesian:
tenang
Japanese:
安心する
Korean:
마음 편히 있다
Latvian:
rimties; likties mierā
Lithuanian:
nurimti
Norwegian:
hvile, falle til ro
Polish:
spocząć
Portuguese (Brazil):
sossegar, descansar
Portuguese (Portugal):
descansar
Romanian:
a se linişti, a avea tihnă
Russian:
быть спокойным
Slovak:
mať pokoj, upokojiť
Slovenian:
oddahniti si
Spanish:
relajarse, estar tranquilo
Swedish:
vila, bli (få) lugn
Turkish:
içinde olmak, rahata kavuşmak
rest5[rest]verb
to (allow to) depend on Example: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.
Arabic:
يَعْتَمِد على
Chinese (Simplified):
依赖
Chinese (Traditional):
依賴
Czech:
spočívat, záviset
Danish:
hvile
Dutch:
berusten
Estonian:
sõltuma, (kellegi) peal olema
French:
reposer sur
German:
sich stützen
Greek:
στηρίζω, στηρίζομαι, εναποθέτω
Hungarian:
alapszik vmin
Icelandic:
velta á e-m, *e-u; reiða sig á e-n
Indonesian:
tergantung
Japanese:
～にかかっている
Korean:
(희망 등이) 달려 있다, 의지하다
Latvian:
būt atkarīgam no
Lithuanian:
priklausyti
Norwegian:
hvile på; sette sin lit til, stole på
Polish:
opierać się
Portuguese (Brazil):
apoiar-se
Portuguese (Portugal):
depender de
Romanian:
a depinde (de)
Russian:
уповать
Slovak:
závisieť
Slovenian:
opreti (se)
Spanish:
depender de
Swedish:
vila
Turkish:
…-e bağlı olmak
rest6[rest]verb
(withwith) (of a duty etc) to belong to Example: The choice rests with you.
Arabic:
يتْبَع، يَرْجِع إلى، مَتْروك إلى
Chinese (Simplified):
取决于
Chinese (Traditional):
取決於
Czech:
patřit
Danish:
afhænge af
Dutch:
iemands zaak zijn
Estonian:
kellegi valik, otsus, vastutus olema
French:
appartenir à
German:
liegen
Greek:
εναπόκειμαι, ανήκω σε
Hungarian:
(a felelősség, döntés stb.) vkié, vkin múlik
Icelandic:
vera í höndum e-s
Indonesian:
terserah, terletak
Japanese:
～にある
Korean:
(결정·선택 등이 …에) 걸려 있다
Latvian:
(par pienākumu u.tml.) gulties uz
Lithuanian:
priklausyti
Norwegian:
avhenge av, påhvile
Polish:
należeć
Portuguese (Brazil):
caber a
Portuguese (Portugal):
pertencer
Romanian:
a aparţine
Russian:
быть возложенным (на)
Slovak:
byť (na)
Slovenian:
biti odvisen (od)
Spanish:
corresponder
Swedish:
vila (ligga) hos
Turkish:
…-e ait olmak, …-e düşmek
rest1[rest]
what is left when part of something is taken away, finished etc Example: the rest of the meal
Arabic:
بَقِيَّه، ما يَتَبَقّى
Chinese (Simplified):
剩余部分
Chinese (Traditional):
剩餘部分
Czech:
zbytek
Danish:
resten
Dutch:
rest
Estonian:
ülejääk
Finnish:
loput
French:
reste
German:
der Rest
Greek:
υπόλοιπο
Hungarian:
maradék
Icelandic:
afgangur
Indonesian:
sisa
Japanese:
残り
Latvian:
atlikums; pārējais
Lithuanian:
likusi dalis, likutis
Norwegian:
resten
Polish:
reszta
Portuguese (Brazil):
resto
Portuguese (Portugal):
resto
Romanian:
rest
Russian:
остаток
Slovak:
zvyšok
Slovenian:
ostanek
Swedish:
rest, återstod
Turkish:
arta kalan
rest2[rest]
all the other people, things etc Example: Jack went home, but the rest of us went to the cinema.
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Ar*rest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arrested; p. pr. & vb. n. Arresting.] [OE. aresten, OF. arester, F. arr[^e]ter, fr. LL. arrestare; L. ad + restare to remain, stop; re + stare to stand. See Rest remainder.]1. To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses. Nor could her virtues the relentless hand Of Death arrest. --Philips. 2. (Law) To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime. Note: After this word Shakespeare uses of ("I arrest thee of high treason") or on; the modern usage is for. 3. To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention. --Buckminster. 4. To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate. [Obs.] We may arrest our thoughts upon the divine mercies. --Jer. Taylor. Syn: To obstruct; delay; detain; check; hinder; stop; apprehend; seize; lay hold of.
Mo"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. motio, fr. movere, motum, to move. See Move.]1. The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary; -- opposed to rest. Speaking or mute, all comeliness and grace attends thee, and each word, each motion, forms. --Milton. 2. Power of, or capacity for, motion. Devoid of sense and motion. --Milton. 3. Direction of movement; course; tendency; as, the motion of the planets is from west to east. In our proper motion we ascend. --Milton. 4. Change in the relative position of the parts of anything; action of a machine with respect to the relative movement of its parts. This is the great wheel to which the clock owes its motion. --Dr. H. More. 5. Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity. Let a good man obey every good motion rising in his heart, knowing that every such motion proceeds from God. --South. 6. A proposal or suggestion looking to action or progress; esp., a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly; as, a motion to adjourn. Yes, I agree, and thank you for your motion. --Shak. 7. (Law) An application made to a court or judge orally in open court. Its object is to obtain an order or rule directing some act to be done in favor of the applicant. --Mozley & W. 8. (Mus.) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts. The independent motions of different parts sounding together constitute counterpoint. --Grove. Note: Conjunct motion is that by single degrees of the scale. Contrary motion is that when parts move in opposite directions. Disjunct motion is motion by skips. Oblique motion is that when one part is stationary while another moves. Similar or direct motion is that when parts move in the same direction. 9. A puppet show or puppet. [Obs.] What motion's this? the model of Nineveh? --Beau. & Fl. Note: Motion, in mechanics, may be simple or compound. Simple motions are: (a) straight translation, which, if of indefinite duration, must be reciprocating. (b) Simple rotation, which may be either continuous or reciprocating, and when reciprocating is called oscillating. (c) Helical, which, if of indefinite duration, must be reciprocating. Compound motion consists of combinations of any of the simple motions. Center of motion, Harmonic motion, etc. See under Center, Harmonic, etc. Motion block (Steam Engine), a crosshead. Perpetual motion (Mech.), an incessant motion conceived to be attainable by a machine supplying its own motive forces independently of any action from without. Syn: See Movement.
Ran"sack\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ransacked; p. pr. & vb. n. Ransacking.] [OE. ransaken, Icel, rannsaka to explore, examine; rann a house (akin to Goth. razn house, AS. r[ae]sn plank, beam) + the root of s[ae]kja to seek, akin to E. seek. See Seek, and cf. Rest repose.]1. To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of; as, to ransack a house. To ransack every corner of their . . . hearts. --South. 2. To plunder; to pillage completely. Their vow is made To ransack Troy. --Shak. 3. To violate; to ravish; to defiour. [Obs.] Rich spoil of ransacked chastity. --Spenser.
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\, 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.
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