Definition of rest

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Rest (n.) To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion..

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Solely :: Solely (adv.) Singly; alone; only; without another; as, to rest a cause solely one argument; to rely solelyn one's own strength..
Repose :: Repose (v.) Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment..
Place :: Place (n.) To put out at interest; to invest; to loan; as, to place money in a bank..
Public-spirited :: Public-spirited (a.) Having, or exercising, a disposition to advance the interest of the community or public; as, public-spirited men..
Brast :: Brast (imp.) of Brest.
Control :: Control (n.) Power or authority to check or restrain; restraining or regulating influence; superintendence; government; as, children should be under parental control..
Watchhouse :: Watchhouse (n.) A place where persons under temporary arrest by the police of a city are kept; a police station; a lockup.
Arrest :: Arrest (v. t.) The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development..
Wrest :: Wrest (n.) A key to tune a stringed instrument of music.
Reparation :: Reparation (n.) The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge or of a highway; -- in this sense, repair is oftener used..
Analeptic :: Analeptic (n.) A restorative.
Anxiety :: Anxiety (n.) A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium..
Hoopoo :: Hoopoo (n.) A European bird of the genus Upupa (U. epops), having a beautiful crest, which it can erect or depress at pleasure. Called also hoop, whoop. The name is also applied to several other species of the same genus and allied genera..
League :: League (n.) An alliance or combination of two or more nations, parties, or persons, for the accomplishment of a purpose which requires a continued course of action, as for mutual defense, or for furtherance of commercial, religious, or political interests, etc..
Gest :: Gest (n.) A stage in traveling; a stop for rest or lodging in a journey or progress; a rest.
Arresting :: Arresting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Arres.
Recarbonize :: Recarbonize (v. t.) To restore carbon to; as, to recarbonize iron in converting it into steel..
Restorationism :: Restorationism (n.) The belief or doctrines of the Restorationists.
Rush :: Rush (n.) The merest trifle; a straw.
Cause :: Cause (v.) Sake; interest; advantage.
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