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rest
v. repose, relax, sleep; lean against, place against; be based or founded upon; halt, bring to a stop; remain, stay; complete the presentation of a legal case
 
n. remainder, something that is left over; surplus, excess; repose, sleep; relaxation; support, device for resting upon; cessation of activity; interval of silence corresponding to one of the possible time values within a measure (Music)


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Rest
Rest may refer to:To relax or take time off; see leisureRest (music), a pause in a piece of musicRest (physics), the relation between two observersRest (fitness), a period of relative inactivity to allow recovery and growthIn chemistry, a rest (abbreviated R) is a variable part of a molecule attached to a given core structure; see functional group and side chain(From "arrest" meaning to stop), a cup near the armpit on the side of medieval jousting and cavalry armour, in which the butt-end of the lance was placed to prevent it being driven back after striking the opponent at full charge; used as a verb: "to rest the lance"; prepositionally: "the lance in rest" In British English, any of several varieties of for supporting a billiards, pool or snooker cue, used when the cue ball is out of reach of the natural rest formed by the handA synonym of bank reserves, in the terminology of the Bank of England"Rest", a song by Avail from their 2000 album One WrenchRepresentational State Transfer, in software engineering an architectural style based on accessing resources, abbreviated RESTreStructuredText, a markup language abbreviated ReST or reSTREST, Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique/Therapy, a sensory deprivation technique, see isolation tank
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ReStructuredText
reStructuredText is a lightweight markup language intended to be highly readable in source format. A parser is implemented as a component of the Docutils text processing framework in the Python programming language.reStructuredText is sometimes abbreviated as RST, reST, or ReST. It should not be confused with REST.
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Representational State Transfer
Representational State Transfer (REST) is a style of software architecture for distributed hypermedia systems such as the World Wide Web. The term was introduced in the doctoral dissertation of Roy Fielding in 2000, one of the principal authors of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) specification. It has since come into widespread use in the networking community.
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rest
Noun
1. something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"
(synonym) remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum
(hypernym) part, portion, component part, component
(hyponym) leftover, remnant
2. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
(synonym) ease, repose, relaxation
(hypernym) inactivity
(hyponym) bedrest, bed rest
3. a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
(synonym) respite, relief, rest period
(hypernym) pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
(hyponym) breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time
4. a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"
(hypernym) inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
5. 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"
(synonym) eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep, quietus
(hypernym) death
6. a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest"
(hypernym) support
(hyponym) armrest
(derivation) pillow
7. a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
(hypernym) musical notation
(hyponym) whole rest
Verb
1. not move; be in a resting position
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) kneel
(see-also) lean on, rest on, lean against
2. take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
(synonym) breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
(hypernym) pause, intermit, break
(derivation) respite, relief, rest period
3. give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"
(hyponym) blow
(see-also) breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
4. 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"
(synonym) lie
(hypernym) be
(verb-group) lie
5. be at rest
(antonym) be active, move
(hypernym) recumb, repose, recline
(hyponym) sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
(derivation) rester
6. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
(synonym) stay, remain
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) sit tight
7. be inherent or innate in;
(synonym) reside, repose
(hypernym) inhere in, attach to
8. put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; "Rest your head on my shoulder"
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
9. sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee"
(synonym) perch, roost
(hypernym) sit, sit down
10. rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head"
(synonym) pillow
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
11. be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer"
(hyponym) hibernate
(derivation) ease, repose, relaxation


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Rest (der)
n. rest, remainder, remains, residue, remnant, something that remains after part has been removed; left-over; relic, item that remains from a past era; surplus, excess

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rest (de)
n. rest, remainder, residue, residuum, residual, heel, odd come short
 
resten
v. be left

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