Definition of rest

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

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Interest :: Interest (n.) To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest him; to interest one in charitable work..
Maritime :: Maritime (a.) Bordering on, or situated near, the ocean; connected with the sea by site, interest, or power; having shipping and commerce or a navy; as, maritime states..
Torsional :: Torsional (a.) Of or pertaining to torsion; resulting from torsion, or the force with which a thread or wire returns to a state of rest after having been twisted round its axis; as, torsional force..
Prosaical :: Prosaical (a.) Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative; prosy; as, a prosaic person..
Utterest :: Utterest (superl.) Uttermost.
Periastron :: Periastron (n.) That point, in the real or apparent orbit of one star revolving around another, at which the former is nearest to the latter..
Trestle :: Trestle (n.) A movable frame or support for anything, as scaffolding, consisting of three or four legs secured to a top piece, and forming a sort of stool or horse, used by carpenters, masons, and other workmen; also, a kind of framework of strong posts or piles, and crossbeams, for supporting a bridge, the track of a railway, or the like..
Brast :: Brast (imp.) of Brest.
Absolute :: Absolute (a.) Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promise or command; absolute power; an absolute monarch..
Rested :: Rested (imp. & p. p.) of Res.
Lie :: Lie (adj.) To rest extended on the ground, a bed, or any support; to be, or to put one's self, in an horizontal position, or nearly so; to be prostate; to be stretched out; -- often with down, when predicated of living creatures; as, the book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin..
Pea :: Pea (n.) A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the seed of several leguminous plants (species of Dolichos, Cicer, Abrus, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum) of a different color from the rest of the seed..
Phlegm :: Phlegm (a.) Sluggishness of temperament; dullness; want of interest; indifference; coldness.
Hound :: Hound (n.) Projections at the masthead, serving as a support for the trestletrees and top to rest on..
Tumultuary :: Tumultuary (a.) Restless; agitated; unquiet.
Restitution :: Restitution (v.) The act of returning to, or recovering, a former state; as, the restitution of an elastic body..
Stint :: Stint (v. t.) Limit; bound; restraint; extent.
Concern :: Concern (n.) Interest in, or care for, any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety..
Restive :: Restive (a.) Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back.
Merestone :: Merestone (n.) A stone designating a limit or boundary; a landmark.
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