rest

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rest

1 [rest]

–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.

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.

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.

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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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bridge¹ (brĭj)

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.
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.
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
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.
Nautical A crosswise platform or enclosed area above the main deck of a ship from which the ship is controlled.
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.
Electricity
1. Any of various instruments for measuring or comparing the characteristics, such as impedance or inductance, of a conductor.
2. 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.]
bridge'a·ble adj.

rest¹ (rěst)

Cessation of work, exertion, or activity.
Peace, ease, or refreshment resulting from sleep or the cessation of an activity.
Sleep or quiet relaxation.
The repose of death: eternal rest.
Relief or freedom from disquiet or disturbance.
Mental or emotional tranquillity.
Termination or absence of motion.
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.
A short pause in a line of poetry; a caesura.
A device used as a support: a back rest.
Games See bridge¹.

v. rest·ed, rest·ing, rests

v. intr.

To cease motion, work, or activity.
To lie down, especially to sleep.
To be at peace or ease; be tranquil.
To be, become, or remain temporarily still, quiet, or inactive: Let the issue rest here.
To be supported or based; lie, lean, or sit: The ladder rests firmly against the tree.
To be imposed or vested, as a responsibility or burden: The final decision rests with the chairperson.
To depend or rely: That argument rests on a false assumption.
To be located or be in a specified place: The original manuscript rests in the museum.
To be fixed or directed on something: "His brown eyes rested on her for a moment" (John le Carré).
To remain; linger.
Law To cease voluntarily the presentation of evidence in a case: The defense rests.

v. tr.

To give rest or repose to: rested my eyes.
To place, lay, or lean for ease, support, or repose.
To base or ground: I rested my conclusion on that fact.
To fix or direct (the gaze, for example).
To bring to rest; halt.
Law To cease voluntarily the introduction of evidence in (a case).

[Middle English, from Old English.]
rest'er n.

rest² (rěst)

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.]

rest³ (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.]

Legal Dictionary

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>

Medical Dictionary

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>

Medical Dictionary

rest (rěst)
n.

Cessation of work, exertion, or activity.
Peace, ease, or refreshment resulting from sleep or the cessation of an activity.
Sleep or quiet relaxation.
Mental or emotional tranquillity.
A device used as a support, as for the back.
A group of embryonic cells or a portion of fetal tissue that has become displaced during development.
An extension from a prosthesis that gives vertical support to a dental restoration.

v. rest·ed, rest·ing, rests

To cease motion, work, or activity.
To lie down, especially to sleep.
To be supported or based; lie, lean, or sit.

Bible Dictionary

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.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

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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