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acket: Those old guns were too heavy to hold and fire without
using a rest. 5 come to rest. stop, end up, turn up, arrive:
The ball rolled down the slope and came to rest in a puddle.
--v. 6 (go to) sleep, doze, relax, take a rest, (take one's)
repose, lie down, recline, go or take to one's bed, take one's
ease, unwind, loll, languish, laze about, be idle, idle about,
lounge, (take a) nap, put one's feet up, Colloq take it easy,
snooze, count sheep, have a zizz, catch or grab some shut-eye,
get or take forty winks, US catch or log a few zees (Z's), Slang
Brit kip, doss down, hit the sack, hit the hay, US sack out:
Rest now - you'll feel better tomorrow. 7 reside, be situated,
be lodged, lie, be placed, hinge, be found, remain, stay: The
responsibility for passenger safety rests with the captain and
the crew. The blame for this fiasco rests on you. 8 place,
position, put, lay, set, lean, prop: Rest your head on my
shoulder. 9 lie, remain, stay: Can't you let the matter rest?
10 allay, calm, quiet, still, stay: Rest your fears - I shall
let nothing happen to you.
restý n. 1 remainder, balance; remains, remnants, leftovers, residue,
residuum, excess, surplus, overage: If you carry these bags,
I'll take the rest. Martin bought up all the best books and left
the rest for us.
--v. 2 (continue to) be, remain, keep on being: Rest assured,
the situation is bound to get easier as we go along.
restful adj. 1 relaxing, soothing, comforting, tranquillizing,
sedative, calming, sleep-inducing, hypnotic, soporific,
somnolent: Don't you find the sound of the waves restful? 2
tranquil, calm, peaceful, quiet, still, serene, pacific,
comfortable, relaxed, reposeful: After a hectic day in the
city, I was happy to return to the restful atmosphere of the
country.
restitution
n. 1 amends, compensation, redress, recompense, remuneration,
reparation, requital, indemnification, indemnity: It was agreed
that victims of the raids were entitled to restitution for what
had been taken from them. 2 restoration, return,
re-establishment, reinstatement, recovery: A commission is to
investigate the restitution of plundered property.