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] |