Definition of rest

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Rest (n.) A short pause in reading verse; a c/sura.

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Sit :: Sit (v. t.) To rest upon the haunches, or the lower extremity of the trunk of the body; -- said of human beings, and sometimes of other animals; as, to sit on a sofa, on a chair, or on the ground..
Continent :: Continent (a.) Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or passions; temperate; moderate.
Underestimate :: Underestimate (n.) The act of underestimating; too low an estimate.
Revoke :: Revoke (v. t.) To hold back; to repress; to restrain.
Cammock :: Cammock (n.) A plant having long hard, crooked roots, the Ononis spinosa; -- called also rest-harrow. The Scandix Pecten-Veneris is also called cammock..
Forestaff :: Forestaff (n.) An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the altitudes of heavenly bodies, now superseded by the sextant; -- called also cross-staff..
Restore :: Restore (v. t.) To give or bring back, as that which has been lost., or taken away; to bring back to the owner; to replace..
Extravagant :: Extravagant (a.) Exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained; as, extravagant acts, wishes, praise, abuse..
Drama :: Drama (n.) A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest, tending toward some striking result. It is commonly designed to be spoken and represented by actors on the stage..
Revel :: Revel (v. i.) To move playfully; to indulge without restraint.
India :: India (n.) A country in Southern Asia; the two peninsulas of Hither and Farther India; in a restricted sense, Hither India, or Hindostan..
Indulgence :: Indulgence (n.) The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control.
Ennui :: Ennui (n.) A feeling of weariness and disgust; dullness and languor of spirits, arising from satiety or want of interest; tedium..
Float :: Float (v. t.) To cause to float; to cause to rest or move on the surface of a fluid; as, the tide floated the ship into the harbor..
Face :: Face (n.) The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, or other mercantile paper, without any addition for interest or reduction for discount..
Crested :: Crested (a.) Bearing any elevated appendage like a crest, as an elevated line or ridge, or a tuft..
Expatiate :: Expatiate (v. i.) To range at large, or without restraint..
Scarp :: Scarp (n.) The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the escarp.
Simia :: Simia (n.) A Linnaean genus of Quadrumana which included the types of numerous modern genera. By modern writers it is usually restricted to the genus which includes the orang-outang.
Bated :: Bated (a.) Reduced; lowered; restrained; as, to speak with bated breath..
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