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Dictionary: rest2   (rĕst) pronunciation
n.
  1. The part that is left over after something has been removed; remainder.
  2. That or those remaining: The beginning was boring, but the rest was interesting. The rest are arriving later.
intr.v., rest·ed, rest·ing, rests.
  1. To be or continue to be; remain: Rest assured that we will finish on time.
  2. To remain or be left over.

[Middle English, from Old French reste, from rester, to remain, from Latin restāre, to stay behind : re-, re- + stāre, to stand.]


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    What remains after a part has been used or subtracted: balance, leavings, leftover, remainder, remains, remnant, residue. See leftover.

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