Look up: REST

1. Rest
   In heraldry, a rest is a peculiar figure found in some arms. The rest is of doubtful origin and import, some scholars ascribing it to a representation of a spear rest, others to a musical instrument of some kind.
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2. Rest
   In bread-making, to let the dough sit a few minutes before shaping.
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3. Rest
   See tool rest.
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4. rest
   [n] - a state of inaction 2. [n] - euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) 3. [n] - a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration 4. [n] - a support on which things can be put 5. [n] - freedom from activity (work or str...
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5. Rest
   A period of silence
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6. Rest
   Rest: 1. Repose. Relaxation. 2. A fragment of embryonic tissue that has been retained after the period of embryonic development. Also called an embryonic rest.
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7. rest
   any uninterrupted period of at least one hour during which the driver may freely dispose of his time Category: Transport
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8. Rest
   Rest transitive verb [ For arrest .] To arrest. [ Obsolete]
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9. Rest
   Rest noun [ Anglo-Saxon rest , ræst , rest; akin to Dutch rust , German rast . Old High German rasta , Dan. & Swedish rast rest, repose, Icelandic röst the distance between two resting places, a mole,...
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10. Rest
    Rest (rĕst) intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Rested ; present participle & verbal noun Resting .] [ Anglo-Saxon restan . See Rest , ...
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11. Rest
    Rest transitive verb 1. To lay or place at rest; to quiet. « Your piety has paid All needful rites, to rest my wandering shade.» Dryden. 2. To place, as on a support; to cause to lean. « Her weary head...
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12. Rest
    Rest noun [ French reste , from rester to remain, Latin restare to stay back, remain; prefix re- re- + stare to stand, stay. See Stand , and confer Arrest , Restive .] (With the definite article...
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13. Rest
    Rest intransitive verb [ French rester . See Rest remainder.] To be left; to remain; to continue to be. « The affairs of men rest still uncertain.» Shak.
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14. rest
    1. To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labour or exertion. 'God . . . Rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.' (Gen. Ii. 2) 'Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest.' (Ex. Xxiii. 12) ...
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15. rest
    ease noun freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); `took his repose by the swimming pool`
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16. rest
    noun a support on which things can be put; `the gun was steadied on a special rest`
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17. rest
    noun a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
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18. rest
    noun a state of inaction; `a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon`
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19. rest
    sleep 1 eternal sleep noun 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`
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20. rest
    verb 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`
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21. rest
    (rest) repose after exertion. a fragment of embryonic tissue retained within the adult organism. Malassez rest the remaining cells of the root sheath in the periodontal ligament, which persist and sometimes form an epithelial network or a dental cyst.
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22. Rest
    • (n.) A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind. • (n.) To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal. • (n.) To cease from action or motion, especially from action...
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23. rest
    
    • something left after other parts have been taken away
    • freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
    • a pause for relaxation
    • a state of inaction
    • euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
    • a support on which things can be put
    • a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
    
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24. REST
    A loosely defined specification for HTTP-based services where all of the information required to process a request is present in the initial request and where each request receives only a single response, and where the response is in a machine-readable form.An example could be a service that accepts...
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25. rest
    rest, in music: see note.
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