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rest1 / rest/ • v. [intr.] 1. cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, or recover strength: he needed to rest after the feverish activity | I'm going to rest up before traveling to England. ∎ [tr.] allow to be inactive in order to regain strength, health, or energy: her friend read to her while she rested her eyes. ∎ [tr.] leave (a player) out of a team temporarily: both men were rested for the final game. ∎ (of a dead person or body) lie buried: the king's body rested in his tomb. ∎ (of a problem or subject) be left without further investigation, discussion, or treatment: the council has urged the planning committee not to allow the matter to rest. ∎ [tr.] allow (land) to lie fallow: the field should be grazed or rested. ∎ conclude the case for the prosecution or the defense in a law case: the prosecution rests. See also rest one's case below. 2. [intr.] be placed or supported so as to stay in a specified position: her elbow was resting on the arm of the sofa. ∎ [tr.] place (something) so that it is supported in a specified position: he rested a hand on her shoulder. ∎ (rest on/upon) (of a look) alight or be steadily directed on: his eyes rested briefly on the boy. ∎ (rest on/upon) be based on or grounded in; depend on: the country's security rested on its alliances. ∎ [tr.] (rest something in/on) place hope, trust, or confidence on or in: she rested her hopes in her attorney. ∎ belong or be located at a specified place or with a specified person: ultimate control rested with the founders. • n. 1. an instance or period of relaxing or ceasing to engage in strenuous or stressful activity: you look as though you need a rest | a couple of days of complete rest. ∎ refreshment through sleep: she curled up in a corner to get some rest. ∎ a motionless state: the car accelerates rapidly from rest. ∎ Mus. an interval of silence of a specified duration. ∎ Mus. the sign denoting such an interval. ∎ a pause in elocution. ∎ a caesura in verse. ∎ [in place names] a place where people can stay: we spent the night at Riverview Rest. 2. [in comb.] an object that is used to support something: a chin-rest a shoulder-rest. ∎ a support or hook for a telephone receiver when not in use. ∎ a support for a cue in billiards or pool. PHRASES: at rest not moving or exerting oneself. ∎ not agitated or troubled; tranquil: he felt at rest, the tension gone. ∎ dead and buried. come to rest stop moving; settle: the elevator came to rest at the first floor. give it a rest inf. used to ask someone to stop doing something or talking about something that the speaker finds irritating or tedious. no rest for the weary see weary. put (or set) someone's mind (or doubts or fears) at rest relieve someone of anxiety or uncertainty; reassure someone. rest one's case conclude one's presentation of evidence and arguments in a lawsuit. ∎ humorous said to show that one believes one has presented sufficient evidence for one's views. rest on one's laurels see laurel. rest (or God rest) his (or her) soul used to express a wish that God should grant someone's soul peace. rest on one's oars see oar. rest2 • n. [in sing.] the remaining part of something: what do you want to do for the rest of your life? | I'll tell you the rest tomorrow night. ∎ [treated as pl.] the remaining people or things; the others: the rest of us were experienced skiers. • v. [intr.] remain or be left in a specified condition: you can rest assured she will do everything she can to help her. PHRASES: and (all) the rest (of it) and everything else that might be mentioned or that one could expect: social security and pension and the rest of it. the rest is history see history. |
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"rest." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rest." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rest.html "rest." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rest.html |
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1. Musical silence. 2. Notation of absence of sound in performer's part for a length of time corresponding to a given number of beats or measures, e.g. 4 measures’ rest or an 8th-note rest. Notation of rests is as shown: The rest hangs down; the rest remains on the surface. (Imagine the rest of greater value is the heavier.) The rest turns to the right (mnemonic: cRotchet—Right; or quaRter Note—Right); the ♪ rest turns to the left. In addition to the above there is the double-note rest, occupying the whole space between two lines— . Also, the whole-note rest is used as a whole-measure rest, irrespective of the actual time-value of the measure. A silence of several measures is often indicated thus (or in some similar way): Rests can be dotted and doubly dotted, as notes are, and with the same effect: this, however, is less commonly done. See also note values. |
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "rest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "rest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-rest.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "rest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-rest.html |
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rest Sabbath, as the day of rest, was formally grounded in the account of God's resting after the work of creation (Gen. 2: 2); and the necessity of rest both for animals (Ezek. 34: 14) and people (2 Sam. 4: 5) was an established part of Hebrew life. In the NT the promise of God at the end of earthly life is named as rest (Heb. 4: 1; Rev. 14: 13). The idea is that the Sabbath rest not only commemorated the past work of God but also looked forward to the as yet unfinished work of Christ. The Hebrews failed to achieve the fulfilment of their covenant life (Exod. 33: 12–14) in fellowship with God. NT writers offer this promise to believers in Christ.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "rest." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "rest." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-rest.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "rest." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-rest.html |
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A. relief from activity by sleep, intermission of labour, repose of body or mind OE.; repose of death XIV; (mus.) XVI. B. (from the vb.) support for a fire-arm XVI; gen. support XVII. OE. ræst, rest repose, bed, corr. to OS. rasta place of rest, OHG. rasta rest, league (G. rast), ON. rǫst. Goth. rasta mile (as a distance after which one rests). So rest vb.1 take or be at rest; remain OE.; give rest to XIII. OE. ræstan, restan = OHG. resten, rastōn (G. rasten). Hence restful XIV, restless OE. restlēas. |
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T. F. HOAD. "rest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "rest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rest.html T. F. HOAD. "rest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rest.html |
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RESTTo cease motion, exertion, or labor. In a lawsuit, a party is said to "rest," or "rest her case," when that party indicates that she has produced all the evidence that she intends to offer at that stage and submits the case either finally, or subject to the right to offer rebutting evidence after her opponent has introduced her evidence. |
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"Rest." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Rest." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437703791.html "Rest." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437703791.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "rest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "rest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rest1.html T. F. HOAD. "rest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rest1.html |
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rest3 in medieval armour, contrivance fixed to the cuirass to receive the butt-end of a lance. XIV. Aphetic of ARREST sb.
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T. F. HOAD. "rest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "rest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rest2.html T. F. HOAD. "rest." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rest2.html |
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rest in music: see note . |
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"rest." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rest." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-rest.html "rest." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-rest.html |
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rest •abreast, arrest, attest, beau geste, behest, bequest, best, blessed, blest, breast, Brest, Bucharest, Budapest, celeste, chest, contest, crest, digest, divest, guest, hest, infest, ingest, jest, lest, Midwest, molest, nest, northwest, pest, prestressed, protest, quest, rest, self-addressed, self-confessed, self-possessed, southwest, suggest, test, Trieste, unaddressed, unexpressed, unimpressed, unpressed, unstressed, vest, west, wrest, zest
•manifest • talkfest • Hammerfest
•Almagest • backrest • armrest
•redbreast • headrest • imprest
•chimney breast • footrest • firecrest
•incest • palimpsest • unprocessed
•road test • undervest • conquest
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"rest." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rest." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rest.html "rest." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rest.html |
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