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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Rest \Rest\ (r[e^]st), v. t. [For arrest.] To arrest. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] Sleep give thee all his rest! --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security. [1913 Webster] And the land had rest fourscore years. --Judges iii. 30. [1913 Webster] 3. Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death. [1913 Webster] How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest. --Collins. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] He made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house. --1 Kings vi. 6. [1913 Webster] 5. (Anc. Armor) A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance. [1913 Webster] Their visors closed, their lances in the rest. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] In dust our final rest, and native home. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance which the Lord your God giveth you. --Deut. xii. 9. [1913 Webster] 7. (Pros.) A short pause in reading verse; a caesura. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 9. A set or game at tennis. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] {Rest house}, an empty house for the accomodation of travelers; a caravansary. [India] {To set one's rest} 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] God . . . rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. --Gen. ii. 2. [1913 Webster] Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest. --Ex. xxiii. 12. [1913 Webster] 2. To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still. [1913 Webster] There rest, if any rest can harbor there. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch. [1913 Webster] 4. To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal. [1913 Webster] 5. To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead. [1913 Webster] Fancy . . . then retries Into her private cell when Nature rests. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 6. To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise. [1913 Webster] On him I rested, after long debate, And not without considering, fixed ?? fate. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 7. To be satisfied; to acquiesce. [1913 Webster] To rest in Heaven's determination. --Addison. [1913 Webster] {To rest with}, to be in the power of; to depend upon; as, it rests with him to decide. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Rest \Rest\, v. t. 1. To lay or place at rest; to quiet. [1913 Webster] Your piety has paid All needful rites, to rest my wandering shade. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To place, as on a support; to cause to lean. [1913 Webster] Her weary head upon your bosom rest. --Waller. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Rest \Rest\, v. i. [F. rester. See {Rest} remainder.] To be left; to remain; to continue to be. [1913 Webster] The affairs of men rest still uncertain. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others. "Plato and the rest of the philosophers." --Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster] Armed like the rest, the Trojan prince appears. --DRyden. [1913 Webster] 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.] [1913 Webster] Syn: Remainder; overplus; surplus; remnant; residue; reserve; others. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: rest n 1: 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}, {balance}, {residual}, {residue}, {residuum}, {rest}] 2: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool" [syn: {rest}, {ease}, {repose}, {relaxation}] 3: a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" [syn: {respite}, {rest}, {relief}, {rest period}] 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" [syn: {rest}, {eternal rest}, {sleep}, {eternal sleep}, {quietus}] 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 v 1: not move; be in a resting position 2: take a short break from one's activities in order to relax [syn: {rest}, {breathe}, {catch one's breath}, {take a breather}] 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}, {rest}] 5: be at rest [ant: {be active}, {move}] 6: 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}, {remain}, {rest}] [ant: {change}] 7: be inherent or innate in; [syn: {rest}, {reside}, {repose}] 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}, {roost}, {rest}] 10: rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head" [syn: {pillow}, {rest}] 11: be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer" From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: REST REpresentational State Transfer (URL, AWS) From Swedish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-swe-eng]: rest remainder; rest From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]: Rest /rɛst/ carryover; leftover; relic; remain; remnant; residual; rest; tail From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: rest /rɛst/ 1. remainder 2. remainder; rest 3. remainder; rest From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 [fd-dan-eng]: rest 1. remainder; rest 2. remainder; rest