rest : Idioms & Phrases

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at rest

  • adjective satellite in a state of repose or especially sleep
  • adjective satellite dead
    gone; departed; at peace; asleep; deceased.
    • he is deceased
    • our dear departed friend
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Back rest

  • a guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work, to steady it in turning.
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bed rest

  • noun confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons)
    bedrest.
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chin rest

  • noun a rest on which a violinist can place the chin
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Compound rest

  • (Mech.), the tool carriage of an engine lathe.
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day of rest

  • noun a day set aside for rest
    day of rest.
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Dotted rest

  • a rest lengthened by a dot in the same manner as a dotted note.
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eternal rest

  • noun euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
    sleep; eternal sleep; quietus; rest.
    • she was laid to rest beside her husband
    • they had to put their family pet to sleep
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gun rest

  • noun wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel
    gunwale; gunnel.
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half rest

  • noun a musical rest having the time value of half a whole rest or equal in duration to two beats in common time
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lay to rest

  • verb place in a grave or tomb
    inhume; inter; bury; entomb.
    • Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square
    • The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids
    • My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday
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Parade rest

  • a position of rest for soldiers, in which, however, they are required to be silent and motionless. Wilhelm.
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quarter rest

  • noun a musical rest having one-fourth the time value of a whole rest
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rest area

  • noun designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily
    pull-off; lay-by; rest area; layby.
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rest day

  • noun a day set aside for rest
    day of rest.
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rest energy

  • noun the energy equivalent to the mass of a particle at rest in an inertial frame of reference; equal to the rest mass times the square of the speed of light
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rest home

  • noun an institution where people are cared for
    home; nursing home.
    • a home for the elderly
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Rest house

  • noun a building used for shelter by travelers (especially in areas where there are no hotels)
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  • an empty house for the accomodation of travelers; a caravansary. India
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rest mass

  • noun (physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body
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rest on

  • verb rest on for support
    lean against; lean on.
    • you can lean on me if you get tired
  • verb be based on; of theories and claims, for example
    build on; repose on; build upon.
    • What's this new evidence based on?
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rest period

  • noun a pause for relaxation
    respite; rest; relief.
    • people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests
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rest stop

  • noun designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily
    pull-off; lay-by; rest area; layby.
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rest-cure

  • noun rest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc.
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rest-harrow

  • noun Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots
    Ononis spinosa; restharrow.
  • noun European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners
    Ononis repens; restharrow.
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Rest"-har`row noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A European leguminous plant (Ononis arvensis) with long, tough roots.
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resting potential

  • noun the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse
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resting spore

  • noun a spore of certain algae or fungi that lies dormant; may germinate after a prolonged period
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Slide rest

  • (Turning lathes), a contrivance for holding, moving, and guiding, the cutting tool, made to slide on ways or guides by screws or otherwise, and having compound motion.
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Steady rest

  • (Mach), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a long piece of work from trembling.
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Thorny rest-harrow

  • (Bot.), rest-harrow.
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To rest with

  • to be in the power of; to depend upon; as, it rests with him to decide.
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To set, ∨ To set up, one's rest

  • to have a settled determination; from an old game of cards, when one so expressed his intention to stand or rest upon his hand. Obs. Shak. Bacon.
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To set the heart at rest

  • to put one's self at ease.
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tool-rest

Tool"-rest` noun
Definitions
  1. (Mach.) the part that supports a tool-post or a tool.
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whole rest

  • noun a musical rest equal in duration to four beats in common time
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