Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Rest
rest, n2. [Fr. reste.] (webplay: battle, cloud, day, dead, death, die, down, fear, glad, head, heart, Heaven, home, lay, lean, left, Lord, nature, others, quiet, place, promise, remain, retire, retires, satisfied, sleep, souls, state, still, stop, trust, wait, years).
- Others; members of a particular group who are different.
- Other similar or lesser things not mentioned.
- Remainder; balance; part that is left to be gone through.
- Other parts; remainder; balance.
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