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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
That rests; that is not in action or in the process of growth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Unemployed; out of work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic, not-comparable
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adj
Remaining; stationary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
The action of rest
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: repose, inactivity, reliance, confidence
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noun
A place where one can rest; a resting place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A pause; a break; an interlude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: hiatus, moratorium, recess, break, breather, cessation, demurral, gap, caesura, halt, halting, interregnum, interruption, lapse, pause, respite, resting, stoppage, stopping, suspension
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verb
present participle and gerund of rest
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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verb
To sting again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English sting English resting From re- + sting.
