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(n)
(uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
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The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation and leisure activities.
(v)
(idiomatic) To take a break; to pause or relax briefly.
A brief interval of rest or relief.
The removal of stress or discomfort.
(figuratively) Death.
Lack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily.
(golf) The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.
A remainder left over at the end of some process.
A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred.
That which persists or remains following the removal or elimination of other elements.
The residue, remainder or rest of something.
(chiefly in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder.
(intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
A surname.
A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.
(idiomatic, euphemistic) Death
The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
Synonym of eternal sleep.
a pause for relaxation
(architecture) A crossbeam or joist.
A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
A very light state of sleep, almost awake.
The state of being asleep, or an instance of this.
An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.
A large comfortable seat for two or three people or more, a sofa or couch; also called lounge chair.
(intransitive) To rest and become relieved of stress.
The process by which something is relaxed.
The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.
Complete immobility; a halt.
A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
Free time, time free from work or duties.
(adj)
Inactive, quiet, at rest.
The absence of sound; quietness.
Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
A pause or interruption in a poem, music, building, or other work of art.
A pause or halt of some activity.
The state of being tranquil; peacefulness, the absence of disturbance or stress; serenity; calm.
(chiefly in the plural, usually of food) Remaining after a meal is complete or eaten for a later meal or snack.
A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
A short break; a rest or respite.
A period of calm or silence.
The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.
(in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
(transitive, arithmetic) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.
A small portion remaining of a larger thing or group; part of a former whole.
(countable) Something left behind, saved or remaining from an earlier time.
(countable, rare) remnant.
(usually in phrases such as 'from the off', 'at the off', etc.) Beginning; starting point.
A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
An outer part.
Cessation; stop, stopping; end. Respite, intermission.
A punch for setting nails in wood.
Contentment, ease.
Any mechanism or operation that unwinds something.
That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage.
Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.
A grasp or grip.
The terminal point of something in space or time.
An act of sitting.
The act of standing.
(countable) A depressed, hollow, or indented space; also, a hole or opening.
An escape from any restrictive or confining situation.
Uninterrupted.
(video games) An option allowing the player to resume play after game over, when all lives have been lost, while retaining their progress.
The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession
The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance.
(dialectal) A root; stock.
Something complete, without any parts missing.
The way in which something hangs.
A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.
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The quality of being convenient.
Other people.
(uncountable) A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
(comparative form of far) More distant; relatively distant.
Synonym of somewhere else: a place other than here.
A stay or visit.
(dated) Offspring, especially illegitimate.
See other (determiner) below.
Acronym of electron transport chain.
(British spelling) Standard spelling of traveled.
(communication) The intentional termination of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.
(intransitive, usually followed by on or upon) To trust; to have confidence; to rely.
The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
(countable) The process or period of constructing a physical object.
Something actual as opposed to invented.
Not having expired.
(chiefly in the plural, also figuratively) A companion; a comrade.
(by extension) A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.
A sequence of events.