Definition of rest

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Rest (n.) A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance..

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Leg :: Leg (n.) That which resembles a leg in form or use; especially, any long and slender support on which any object rests; as, the leg of a table; the leg of a pair of compasses or dividers..
Pool :: Pool (v. t.) To put together; to contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of; as, the companies pooled their traffic..
Ne Exeat :: Ne exeat () A writ to restrain a person from leaving the country, or the jurisdiction of the court. The writ was originally applicable to purposes of state, but is now an ordinary process of courts of equity, resorted to for the purpose of obtaining bail, or security to abide a decree..
Bridle :: Bridle (n.) A restraint; a curb; a check.
Tail :: Tail (v. i.) To hold by the end; -- said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; -- with in or into.
Jager :: "Jager (n.) Any species of gull of the genus Stercorarius. Three species occur on the Atlantic coast. The jagers pursue other species of gulls and force them to disgorge their prey. The two middle tail feathers are usually decidedly longer than the rest. Called also boatswain, and marline-spike bird. The name is also applied to the skua, or Arctic gull (Megalestris skua)..
Irreducible :: Irreducible (a.) Incapable of being reduced, or brought into a different state; incapable of restoration to its proper or normal condition; as, an irreducible hernia..
Action :: Action (n.) A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another; the effect of power exerted on one body by another; agency; activity; operation; as, the action of heat; a man of action..
Combless :: Combless (a.) Without a comb or crest; as, a combless cock..
Sit :: Sit (v. t.) To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
Confinable :: Confinable (a.) Capable of being confined, restricted, or limited..
Retrieve :: Retrieve (v. t.) To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss or injury; as, to retrieve one's character; to retrieve independence..
Care :: Care (n.) To be anxious or solicitous; to be concerned; to have regard or interest; -- sometimes followed by an objective of measure.
Inhibit :: Inhibit (v. t.) To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.
Wild :: Wild (n.) An uninhabited and uncultivated tract or region; a forest or desert; a wilderness; a waste; as, the wilds of America; the wilds of Africa..
Engrosser :: Engrosser (n.) One who takes the whole; a person who purchases such quantities of articles in a market as to raise the price; a forestaller.
Jackstraw :: "Jackstraw (n.) One of a set of straws of strips of ivory, bone, wood, etc., for playing a child's game, the jackstraws being thrown confusedly together on a table, to be gathered up singly by a hooked instrument, without touching or disturbing the rest of the pile. See Spilikin..
Cause :: Cause (v.) Sake; interest; advantage.
Serai :: Serai (n.) A palace; a seraglio; also, in the East, a place for the accommodation of travelers; a caravansary, or rest house..
Restrain :: Restrain (v. t.) To limit; to confine; to restrict.
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