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alight1 to come to rest. [1/2 definitions]
allay to quiet or lay to rest (fears, doubts, and the like). [1/2 definitions]
aorta the main artery carrying blood from the left side of the heart to the arteries of all the rest of the body except the lungs.
backrest something against which one can rest one's back.
bay2 a part of a room that juts out from the rest of the building, usually containing a set of windows. [1/2 definitions]
beetle1 any of several insects with two pairs of wings, of which the front pair is hard and covers the rear pair when the wings are at rest. [1/2 definitions]
Borneo a large island in the Malay Archipelago, the northern coast of which belongs to Malaysia and Brunei, while the rest belongs to Indonesia.
bottom to settle or rest on the bottom. [1/11 definitions]
brain the organ of the central nervous system contained within the skull, which thinks, interprets sensations, and coordinates motion and other activity in the rest of the body. [1/5 definitions]
breathe to rest a moment to regain one's breath. [2/10 definitions]
breather a short period of rest. [1/2 definitions]
butt1 the end of something that remains after the rest has been consumed or broken off. [1/3 definitions]
chaise a reclining chair with an extended leg rest; chaise longue. [1/3 definitions]
coffee break a short rest from work, usu. in mid-morning or mid-afternoon, for coffee or other refreshments.
cowlick a small, protruding section of hair that grows in a whorl or at a different angle than the rest.
crutch a device used to help disabled people walk, usu. one of two supports that are held by the hands and that rest in the armpits. [1/3 definitions]
damselfly any of various insects resembling small dragonflies but having wings that fold over the body when they are at rest.
deck chair a lightweight folding chair, often with a full-length leg rest, often used on passenger ships.
dormant in a state of temporary metabolic slowdown or rest. [1/5 definitions]
dot a point after a musical note or rest, specifying that the time value should be increased by one half, or a point under or over a note to direct one to play staccato. [1/10 definitions]
fermata in music, the holding of a tone or rest, at the discretion of the performer, longer than its value expresses. [2 definitions]