| analeptic |
a drug that restores strength to the body after a disease or the use of sedatives. [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] |
| bit1 |
something that restrains or controls. [1/5 definitions] |
| break loose |
to shed inhibitions or emotional ties that restrain one. [1/2 definitions] |
| check |
something that restrains or limits. [1/19 definitions] |
| cramp2 |
something that restrains or prevents freedom of function. [1/6 definitions] |
| 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] |
| damper |
a person or thing that damps or dampens, esp. one that restrains or controls. [1/2 definitions] |
| damselfly |
any of various insects resembling small dragonflies but having wings that fold over the body when they are at rest. |
| fetter |
(usu. pl.) anything that restrains or confines. [1/3 definitions] |
| gag rule |
a rule or law that restricts discussion of a particular topic, as in a legislative body. |
| Hollywood bed |
a bed consisting of a mattress and box spring that rests on a metal frame or low legs, and often having a headboard. |
| hydrostatics |
(used with a sing. verb) the scientific study of liquids at rest, esp. with regard to pressure and equilibrium. |
| limit |
something that restrains. [1/5 definitions] |
| limitation |
a weakness or shortcoming that restricts one's abilities. [1/3 definitions] |
| limiting |
in grammar, of or designating an adjective or clause that restricts the meaning or application of a noun or noun equivalent. [1/2 definitions] |
| martingale |
a harness strap between the girth and noseband that restrains a horse from throwing its head back. [1/2 definitions] |
| parameter |
a constant or variable term in a mathematical expression that restricts or determines the form of that expression. [1/3 definitions] |
| poise |
to be in position and at rest before use or change. [1/6 definitions] |
| pot1 |
to shoot (game birds that are at rest). [1/7 definitions] |
| recumbent |
reposed or in repose; at rest. [1/4 definitions] |