Definition of Rest

Rest

To arrest.

A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind.

Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security.

Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.

That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or steadying the work.

A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance.

A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.

A short pause in reading verse; a c/sura.

The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account.

A set or game at tennis.

Silence in music or in one of its parts; the name of the character that stands for such silence. They are named as notes are, whole, half, quarter,etc.

To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion.

To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still.

To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch.

To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal.

To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.

To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.

To be satisfied; to acquiesce.

To lay or place at rest; to quiet.

To place, as on a support; to cause to lean.

That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue.

Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.

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.

To be left; to remain; to continue to be.

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I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.
Albert Einstein

I hated every minute of training, but I said, "Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion."
Muhammad Ali

A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.
Thomas Jefferson

Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
Mark Twain

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.
Oscar Wilde

Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. Money will come if we seek first the Kingdom of God - the rest will be given.
Mother Teresa

Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
Mark Twain

While the rest of the world has been improving technology, Ghana has been improving the quality of man's humanity to man.
Maya Angelou

The desktop computer industry is dead. Innovation has virtually ceased. Microsoft dominates with very little innovation. That's over. Apple lost. The desktop market has entered the dark ages, and it's going to be in the dark ages for the next 10 years, or certainly for the rest of this decade.
Steve Jobs

The people who are doing the work are the moving force behind the Macintosh. My job is to create a space for them, to clear out the rest of the organization and keep it at bay.
Steve Jobs