Толковый словарь английского языка - rest

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German rasta ~ and perhaps to Old High German ruowa calm Date: before 12th century repose, sleep, 2. freedom from activity or labor, a state of motionlessness or inactivity, the repose of death, a place for ~ing or lodging, peace of mind or spirit, 5. a. a rhythmic silence in music, a character representing such a silence, a brief pause in reading, something used for support, II. verb Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to get ~ by lying down, to lie dead, to cease from action or motion ; refrain from labor or exertion, to be free from anxiety or disturbance, to sit or lie fixed or supported , 5. to remain confident ; trust , to be based or founded , to remain for action or accomplishment , to remain idle or uncropped, to bring to an end voluntarily the introduction of evidence in a law case, transitive verb to give ~ to, to set at ~, to place on or against a support, to cause to be firmly fixed , to desist voluntarily from presenting evidence pertinent to (a case at law), ~er noun III. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, literally, stoppage, short for a~e, from Anglo-French a~, from a~er to ar~ Date: 14th century a projection or attachment on the side of the breastplate of medieval armor for supporting the butt of a lance, IV. noun see: stand Date: 15th century something that remains over ; remainder