to arrest.-a state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind.-hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security.-sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.-that on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or steadying the work.-a projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance.-a place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.-a short pause in reading verse; a c/sura.-the striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account.-a set or game at tennis.-silence in music or in one of its parts; the name of the character that stands for such silence. they are named as notes are, whole, half, quarter,etc.-to cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion.-to be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still.-to lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch.-to stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal.-to sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.-to lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.-to be satisfied; to acquiesce.-to lay or place at rest; to quiet.-to place, as on a support; to cause to lean.-that which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue.-those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.-a surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the bank of england, the balance of assets above liabilities.-to be left; to remain; to continue to be.