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: the part that is left when other people or things are gone, used, etc. : the remainder You bring these bags in, and I'll bring the rest. —often + of We ate the rest of the cake. He would regret that decision for the rest of his life.
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restplay
: repose, sleep
: a bodily state characterized by minimal functional and metabolic activities
: freedom from activity or labor
: to get rest by lying down
: sleep
: to lie dead
: a projection or attachment on the side of the breastplate of medieval armor for supporting the butt of a lance
: something that remains over : remainder
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