Definition of rest

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Rest (n.) The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account.

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Reversionary :: Reversionary (a.) Of or pertaining to a reversion; involving a reversion; to be enjoyed in succession, or after the termination of a particular estate; as, a reversionary interest or right..
Impress :: Impress (v. i.) To be impressed; to rest.
Crest :: Crest (n.) The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc..
Quietude :: Quietude (n.) Rest; repose; quiet; tranquillity.
Obstruction :: Obstruction (n.) The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.
Bridle :: Bridle (v. t.) To restrain, guide, or govern, with, or as with, a bridle; to check, curb, or control; as, to bridle the passions; to bridle a muse..
Trip :: Trip (n.) A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes his antagonist to lose footing..
Fainting :: Fainting (n.) Syncope, or loss of consciousness owing to a sudden arrest of the blood supply to the brain, the face becoming pallid, the respiration feeble, and the heat's beat weak..
Sleep :: Sleep (v. i.) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant; as, a question sleeps for the present; the law sleeps..
Recumbence :: Recumbence (n.) The act of leaning, resting, or reclining; the state of being recumbent..
Spare :: Spare (n.) The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
Lodgment :: Lodgment (v.) An accumulation or collection of something deposited in a place or remaining at rest.
Usury :: Usury (v. t.) Interest in excess of a legal rate charged to a borrower for the use of money.
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..
Gymnastical :: Gymnastical (a.) Pertaining to athletic exercises intended for health, defense, or diversion; -- said of games or exercises, as running, leaping, wrestling, throwing the discus, the javelin, etc.; also, pertaining to disciplinary exercises for the intellect; athletic; as, gymnastic exercises, contests, etc..
Screamer :: Screamer (n.) Any one of three species of South American birds constituting the family Anhimidae, and the suborder Palamedeae. They have two spines on each wing, and the head is either crested or horned. They are easily tamed, and then serve as guardians for other poultry. The crested screamers, or chajas, belong to the genus Chauna. The horned screamer, or kamichi, is Palamedea cornuta..
Calculated :: Calculated (p. p. & a.) Worked out by calculation; as calculated tables for computing interest; ascertained or conjectured as a result of calculation; as, the calculated place of a planet; the calculated velocity of a cannon ball..
Regarder :: Regarder (n.) An officer appointed to supervise the forest.
Flat :: Flat (superl.) Unanimated; dull; uninteresting; without point or spirit; monotonous; as, a flat speech or composition..
Assignor :: Assignor (n.) An assigner; a person who assigns or transfers an interest; as, the assignor of a debt or other chose in action..
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