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rest
  1. (person) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
  2. (countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
  3. (uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
  4. (object) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
  5. (euphemistic, uncountable) A final position after death.
  6. (music) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
  7. (music) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
  8. (physics) Absence of motion.
  9. (snooker, countable) A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
  10. (countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.
  11. A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
  12. A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
  13. (poetry) A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
  14. The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.
  15. (dated) A set or game at tennis.
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  17. Examples:
    1. “Three weeks of rest would help his body heal from the injuries he had sustained.”
      “Early in the morning, Frisby was awakened from his rest by the sound of someone knocking at the door.”
      “Add the remaining pod with the rest of the ingredients and bring to the boil.”
rest
  1. (uncountable) That which remains.
  2. Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
  3. (Britain, finance) A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Three weeks of rest would help his body heal from the injuries he had sustained.”
      “Early in the morning, Frisby was awakened from his rest by the sound of someone knocking at the door.”
      “Add the remaining pod with the rest of the ingredients and bring to the boil.”
resting
  1. The action of rest
  2. A place where one can rest; a resting-place.
  3. A pause; a break; an interlude.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “He would wend his solitary way through the forest twenty-two miles to his Dunstable home to replenish his stock, and after a brief resting, would again renew his journey and labors.”
restlessness
  1. The state or condition of being restless; an inability to be still, quiet, at peace or comfortable.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “After the long flight, she felt a sense of restlessness, unable to sit still and constantly craving movement.”
      “After hours of waiting in the doctor's office, a sense of restlessness overcame me as I mindlessly flipped through outdated magazines.”
      “She couldn't shake off the restlessness that kept her awake all night, a clear sign of distress and unease.”
restfulness
  1. The property of being restful.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “You will eventually become aware of your dreams without disturbing the restfulness of your sleep.”
      “An air of restfulness and calm pervaded the place, intensified by sunshine pouring in through the windows in thick shafts.”
      “There is something of that restfulness, for that matter, about the mood of this little museum.”
restedness
  1. the state of being rested
rester
  1. One who rests.
  2. Examples:
    1. “These dreamscapes are made to grow and then fade again on location, as in the newest intervention «Comment rester fertile?”
      “Their ideal vacation experience made the rester the focus of care, the object of medical, cultural, and culinary attention.”
      Rester les bras croises et se contenter de se lamenter en disant que c'est le destin ou agir?”
restlessnesses
restfulnesses
restings
resters
  1. plural of rester
rests
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