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A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind.
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Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security.
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Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.
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To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion.
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To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still.
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To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch.
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To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.
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To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.
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To lay or place at rest; to quiet.
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repose or relaxation; implies freedom from emotional tension and physical discomfort.
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As with tiredness, and sleep, rest is one of those physical necessities which cannot be judged in and of itself. But there are different modes of resting: for example, relaxation is not the same thing as lolling. See: LOLL, RELAX, TIRED.
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freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
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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"
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calmness, relaxation without emotional stress, and freedom from anxiety
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Repose. Relaxation. A fragment of embryonic tissue that has been retained after the period of embryonic development. Also called an embryonic rest.
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An indicator of how tired a character is, which affects how much experience is gained from killing monsters.
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