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Rest
CIDE DICTIONARY
Rest, v. t. [For arrest.].
To arrest. [1913 Webster]
Rest, n. [AS. rest, r, rest; akin to D. rust, G. rast. OHG. rasta, Dan. & Sw. rast rest, repose, Icel. röst the distance between two resting places, a mole, Goth. rasta a mile, also to Goth. razn house, Icel. rann, and perhaps to G. ruhe rest, repose, AS. r, Gr. 'erwh`. Cf. Ransack.].
- A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]"Sleep give thee all his rest!" [1913 Webster]
- Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security. [1913 Webster]"And the land had rest fourscore years." [1913 Webster]
- Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death. [1913 Webster]"How sleep the brave who sink to rest,
By all their country's wishes blest." [1913 Webster] - That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or steadying the work. [1913 Webster]"He made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house." [1913 Webster]
- A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance. [1913 Webster]"Their visors closed, their lances in the rest." [1913 Webster]
- A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode. J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster]"In dust our final rest, and native home." [1913 Webster]"Ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance which the Lord your God giveth you." [1913 Webster]
- A short pause in reading verse; a c
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- A set or game at tennis. [1913 Webster]
- Silence in music or in one of its parts; the name of the character that stands for such silence. They are named as notes are, whole, half, quarter,etc. [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Cessation; pause; intermission; stop; stay; repose; slumber; quiet; ease; quietness; stillness; tranquillity; peacefulness; peace.
- To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion. [1913 Webster]"God . . . rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made." [1913 Webster]"Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest." [1913 Webster]
- To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still. [1913 Webster]"There rest, if any rest can harbor there." [1913 Webster]
- To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch. [1913 Webster]
- To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal. [1913 Webster]
- To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead. [1913 Webster]"Fancy . . . then retries
Into her private cell when Nature rests." [1913 Webster] - To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise. [1913 Webster]"On him I rested, after long debate,
And not without considering, fixed " [1913 Webster] - To be satisfied; to acquiesce. [1913 Webster]"To rest in Heaven's determination." [1913 Webster]
Rest, v. t.
- To lay or place at rest; to quiet. [1913 Webster]"Your piety has paid
All needful rites, to rest my wandering shade." [1913 Webster] - To place, as on a support; to cause to lean. [1913 Webster]"Her weary head upon your bosom rest." [1913 Webster]
Rest, n. [F. reste, fr. rester to remain, L. restare to stay back, remain; pref. re- re- + stare to stand, stay. See Stand, and cf. Arrest, Restive.].
- That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue. [1913 Webster]"Religion gives part of its reward in hand, the present comfort of having done our duty, and, for the rest, it offers us the best security that Heaven can give." [1913 Webster]
- Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others. Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster]"Armed like the rest, the Trojan prince appears." [1913 Webster]
- A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities. [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Remainder; overplus; surplus; remnant; residue; reserve; others.
Rest, v. i. [F. rester. See Rest remainder.].
To be left; to remain; to continue to be. [1913 Webster]
"The affairs of men rest still uncertain." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Rest, v. & n.
--v.
1 intr. cease, abstain, or be relieved from exertion, action, movement, or employment; be tranquil.
2 intr. be still or asleep, esp. to refresh oneself or recover strength.
3 tr. give relief or repose to; allow to rest (a chair to rest my legs).
4 intr. (foll. by on, upon, against) lie on; be supported by; be spread out on; be propped against.
5 intr. (foll. by on, upon) depend, be based, or rely on.
6 intr. (foll. by on, upon) (of a look) alight or be steadily directed on.
7 tr. (foll. by on, upon) place for support or foundation.
8 intr. (of a problem or subject) be left without further investigation or discussion (let the matter rest).
9 intr. a lie in death. b (foll. by in) lie buried in (a churchyard etc.).
10 tr. (as rested adj.) refreshed or reinvigorated by resting.
11 intr. US conclude the calling of witnesses in a law case (the prosecution rests).
12 intr. (of land) lie fallow.
13 intr. (foll. by in) repose trust in (am content to rest in God).
--n.
1 repose or sleep, esp. in bed at night (get a good night's rest).
2 freedom from or the cessation of exertion, worry, activity, etc. (give the subject a rest).
3 a period of resting (take a 15-minute rest).
4 a support or prop for holding or steadying something.
5 Mus. a an interval of silence of a specified duration. b the sign denoting this.
6 a place of resting or abiding, esp. a lodging place or shelter provided for sailors, cabmen, etc.
7 a pause in elocution.
8 a caesura in verse.
--v.
1 intr. cease, abstain, or be relieved from exertion, action, movement, or employment; be tranquil.
2 intr. be still or asleep, esp. to refresh oneself or recover strength.
3 tr. give relief or repose to; allow to rest (a chair to rest my legs).
4 intr. (foll. by on, upon, against) lie on; be supported by; be spread out on; be propped against.
5 intr. (foll. by on, upon) depend, be based, or rely on.
6 intr. (foll. by on, upon) (of a look) alight or be steadily directed on.
7 tr. (foll. by on, upon) place for support or foundation.
8 intr. (of a problem or subject) be left without further investigation or discussion (let the matter rest).
9 intr. a lie in death. b (foll. by in) lie buried in (a churchyard etc.).
10 tr. (as rested adj.) refreshed or reinvigorated by resting.
11 intr. US conclude the calling of witnesses in a law case (the prosecution rests).
12 intr. (of land) lie fallow.
13 intr. (foll. by in) repose trust in (am content to rest in God).
--n.
1 repose or sleep, esp. in bed at night (get a good night's rest).
2 freedom from or the cessation of exertion, worry, activity, etc. (give the subject a rest).
3 a period of resting (take a 15-minute rest).
4 a support or prop for holding or steadying something.
5 Mus. a an interval of silence of a specified duration. b the sign denoting this.
6 a place of resting or abiding, esp. a lodging place or shelter provided for sailors, cabmen, etc.
7 a pause in elocution.
8 a caesura in verse.
Idiom
at rest not moving; not agitated or troubled; dead. be resting Brit. euphem. (of an actor) be out of work. rest-baulk a ridge left unploughed between furrows. rest one's case conclude one's argument etc. rest-cure a rest usu. of some weeks as a medical treatment. rest-day
1 a day spent in rest.
2 = day of rest. rest (or God rest) his (or her) soul may God grant his (or her) soul repose. rest-home a place where old or frail people can be cared for. rest-house Ind. a house for travellers to rest in. resting-place a place provided or used for resting. rest mass Physics the mass of a body when at rest. rest on one's laurels see LAUREL. rest on one's oars see OAR. rest room esp. US a public lavatory in a factory, shop, etc. rest up US rest oneself thoroughly. set at rest settle or relieve (a question, a person's mind, etc.).
1 a day spent in rest.
2 = day of rest. rest (or God rest) his (or her) soul may God grant his (or her) soul repose. rest-home a place where old or frail people can be cared for. rest-house Ind. a house for travellers to rest in. resting-place a place provided or used for resting. rest mass Physics the mass of a body when at rest. rest on one's laurels see LAUREL. rest on one's oars see OAR. rest room esp. US a public lavatory in a factory, shop, etc. rest up US rest oneself thoroughly. set at rest settle or relieve (a question, a person's mind, etc.).
Derivative
rester n.
Rest, n. & v.
--n. (prec. by the)
1 the remaining part or parts; the others; the remainder of some quantity or number (finish what you can and leave the rest).
2 Brit. Econ. the reserve fund, esp. of the Bank of England.
3 hist. a rally in tennis.
--v.intr.
1 remain in a specified state (rest assured).
2 (foll. by with) be left in the hands or charge of (the final arrangements rest with you).
--n. (prec. by the)
1 the remaining part or parts; the others; the remainder of some quantity or number (finish what you can and leave the rest).
2 Brit. Econ. the reserve fund, esp. of the Bank of England.
3 hist. a rally in tennis.
--v.intr.
1 remain in a specified state (rest assured).
2 (foll. by with) be left in the hands or charge of (the final arrangements rest with you).
Idiom
and all the rest (or the rest of it) and all else that might be mentioned; etcetera. for the rest as regards anything else.
Etymology
ME f. OF reste rester f. L restare (as RE-, stare stand)
THESAURUS
Rest
abeyance, abide, abide in, advocate, afterglow, afterimage, allay, alpenstock, annihilation, appease, arm, arrive, ataraxia, ataraxy, athletic supporter, awful silence, axis, back, backbone, backing, balance, bandeau, bane, base, basis, be a sideliner, be based on, be coextensive with, be comprised in, be constituted by, be contained in, be contingent on, be dependent on, be found, be left, be located, be predicated on, be present in, be situated, be still, bearer, bearing, bed, bed down, biological death, bottom, bra, brace, bracer, bracket, brassiere, break, breath, breathe, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time, breve rest, butt, butt end, buttress, caesura, call a recess, calm, calm down, calmness, candle ends, cane, carrier, cease-fire, cervix, cessation, cessation of life, chaff, cigarette break, clinical death, coast, cocktail hour, coffee break, compose, composure, conduct pleadings, consist in, contemplation, continue to be, convenience, cool, corset, couch, count sheep, cradle, crook, crossing the bar, crutch, curl up, curtains, day off, dead, dead of night, death, death knell, deathlike silence, debris, debt of nature, decease, delay, demise, departure, depend, depend on, deposit, detritus, dissolution, do nothing, doom, doorstep, doss down, downtime, doze, dozing, drift, drop, dulcify, dwell in, dying, ease, ease up, ebb of life, eighth rest, end, end of life, ending, enforced respite, eternal rest, even out, excess, exist in, exit, expiration, extinction, extinguishment, fag end, filings, final summons, finger of death, footing, footrest, footstep, forty winks, fossil, foundation, foundation garment, free time, freedom, freeze, fulcrum, girdle, go to bed, go to rest, go to sleep, going, going off, golden silence, goof-off time, grave, ground, groundwork, guy, guywire, half rest, halt, hand of death, hang, hang fire, hang on, happy hour, heel, hesitate, hesitation, hibernate, hinge, hinge on, hit the hay, hit the sack, holder, holdover, holiday, hush, hush of night, husks, idle, idle hours, idleness, imperturbability, implead, inactivity, inaudibility, indolence, inhabit, inhere in, interim, interlude, intermezzo, intermission, intermittence, interruption, interval, jaws of death, jock, jockstrap, keep quiet, kip, knell, languish, lapse, last debt, last muster, last rest, last roundup, last sleep, lay, lay down, layoff, lean, leaving life, leavings, leftovers, leisure, let down, let up, letup, lie, lie athwart, lie by, lie dormant, lie down, lie in, lie on, lie still, lie with, loaf, loafing, lodge, loll, loss of life, lounge, lucid stillness, lull, mainstay, maintainer, make a plea, making an end, mark time, marmoreal repose, mast, minim, mollify, mum, nap, neck, nirvana, nod, noiselessness, not breathe, not budge, not stir, oarlock, odd moments, odds and ends, offscourings, orts, overage, overplus, pace, pacify, parings, parting, passing, passing away, passing over, pause, peace, peacefulness, perishing, pivot, place, placidity, placidness, plead, position, pour balm into, prop, put, put down, quarter rest, quell, quiescence, quiescency, quiet, quietism, quietness, quietude, quietus, rags, recess, recline, refuse, reinforce, reinforcement, reinforcer, relax, relaxation, release, relics, rely, remain, remain motionless, remainder, remains, remission, remnant, repose, repose in, reposit, reside, reside in, residual, residue, residuum, respite, rest in, rest on, rest with, restfulness, resting place, resting point, retirement, revolve on, reward, ride, ride at anchor, ride easy, ride hawse full, rigging, riser, roach, rock to sleep, round, rowlock, rubbish, ruins, rump, rundle, rung, sack out, satori, sawdust, scale, scourings, scraps, seat, seating, semiretirement, sentence of death, serenity, set, set down, settle to rest, shades of death, shadow, shadow of death, shavings, shelf, shoulder, shroud, shut-eye, siesta, silence, silentness, silken repose, sit back, sit it out, sixteenth rest, slack off, slacken, sleep, slumber, smooth, smooth down, smooth over, smoothen, snooze, snug down, solemn silence, somatic death, soothe, soundlessness, spare time, spell, spill, spine, spoke, sprawl, sprit, stabilize, staff, stagnate, stair, stand, stand fast, stand firm, stand on, stand still, stand-down, standing rigging, stave, stay, stay put, steady, step, step stool, stepping-stone, stick, stick fast, stiffener, still, stillness, stop, stop for breath, straw, strengthener, stretch out, string, stubble, stump, subdue, subsist, subsist in, summons of death, superfluity, support, supporter, surcease, surplus, surplusage, survival, survive, suspension, sustainer, sweepings, tacitness, taciturnity, take, take a nap, take a recess, take a rest, take forty winks, take it easy, take life easy, tarry, tea break, thole, tholepin, time, time off, time out, time to kill, time to spare, tomblike silence, trace, tranquilize, tranquillity, tread, tread water, trestle, truce, turn on, turn up, turn upon, unbend, unlax, unwind, upholder, vacation, vegetate, vestige, wait and see, walking stick, waste, watch and wait, whisht, wise passivenessROGET THESAURUS
Rest
Remainder
N remainder, residue, remains, remanent, remnant, rest, relic, leavings, heeltap, odds and ends, cheesepairings, candle ends, orts, residuum, dregs, refuse, stubble, result, educt, fag-end, ruins, wreck, skeleton, stump, alluvium, surplus, overplus, excess, balance, complement, superplus, surplusage, superfluity, survival, survivance, remaining, left, left behind left over, residual, residuary, over, odd, unconsumed, sedimentary, surviving, net, exceeding, over and above, outlying, outstanding, cast off, superfluous.Inaction
N inaction, passiveness, abstinence from action, noninterference, nonintervention, Fabian policy, conservative policy, neglect, inactivity, rest, quiescence, want of occupation, inoccupation, idle hours, time hanging on one's hands, dolce far niente, sinecure, featherbed, featherbedding, cushy job, no-show job, soft snap, soft thing, not doing, not done, undone, passive, unoccupied, unemployed, out of employ, out of work, fallow, desaeuvre, re infecta, at a stand, les bras croisis, with folded arms, with the hands in the pockets, with the hands behind one's back, pour passer le temps, Int, so let it be!, stop!, hands off!, cunctando restituit rem, If it ain't broke don't fix it, stare decisis, let the decision stand.Repose
N repose, rest, silken repose, sleep, relaxation, breathing time, halt, stay, pause, respite, day of rest, dies non, Sabbath, Lord's day, holiday, red-letter day, vacation, recess, reposing, relaxed, unstrained, unstressed, at rest, The best of men have ever loved repose, to repair our nature with comforting repose.VB repose, rest, rest and be thankful, take a rest, take one's ease, take it easy, relax, unbend, slacken, take breath, rest upon one's oars, pause, stay one's hand, lie down, recline, recline on a bed of down, recline on an easy chair, go to rest, go to bed, go to sleep, take a holiday, shut up shop, lie fallow.
Permanence
VB let alone, let be, let it be, persist, remain, stay, tarry, rest, stet (copy editing) hold, hold on, last, endure, bide, abide, aby, dwell, maintain, keep, stand, stand still, stand fast, subsist, live, outlive, survive, hold one's ground, keep one's ground, hold one's footing, keep one's footing, hold good.Cessation
N cessation, discontinuance, desistance, desinence, intermission, remission, suspense, suspension, interruption, stop, stopping, closure, stoppage, halt, arrival, pause, rest, lull, respite, truce, drop, interregnum, abeyance, cloture, dead stop, dead stand, dead lock, finis, cerrado, blowout, burnout, meltdown, disintegration, comma, colon, semicolon, period, full stop, end, death, I pause for a reply.VB cease, discontinue, desist, stay, halt, break off, leave off, hold, stop, pull up, stop short, stick, hang fire, halt, pause, rest, burn out, blow out, melt down, have done with, give over, surcease, shut up shop, give up, hold one's hand, stay one's hand, rest on one's oars repose on one's laurels, come to a stand, come to a standstill, come to a deadlock, come to a full stop, arrive, go out, die away, wear away, wear off, pass away, be at an end, disintegrate, self-destruct, intromit, interrupt, suspend, interpel, intermit, remit, put an end to, put a stop to, put a period to, derail, turn off, switch off, power down, deactivate, disconnect, bring to a stand, bring to a standstill, stop, cut short, arrest, stem the tide, stem the torrent, pull the check-string, pull the plug on, Int, hold!, stop!, enough!, avast!, have done!, a truce to!, soft!, leave off!, tenez!.
Support
N support, ground, foundation, base, basis, terra firma, bearing, fulcrum, bait, caudex crib, point d'appui, pou sto, purchase footing, hold, locus standi, landing place, landing stage, stage, platform, block, rest, resting place, groundwork, substratum, riprap, sustentation, subvention, floor, supporter, aid, prop, stand, anvil, fulciment, cue rest, jigger, monkey, stay, shore, skid, rib, truss, bandage, sleeper, stirrup, stilts, shoe, sole, heel, splint, lap, bar, rod, boom, sprit, outrigger, ratlings, staff, stick, crutch, alpenstock, baton, staddle, bourdon, cowlstaff, lathi, mahlstick, post, pillar, shaft, thill, column, pilaster, pediment, pedicle, pedestal, plinth, shank, leg, socle, zocle, buttress, jamb, mullion, abutment, baluster, banister, stanchion, balustrade, headstone, upright, door post, jamb, door jamb, frame, framework, scaffold, skeleton, beam, rafter, girder, lintel, joist, travis, trave, corner stone, summer, transom, rung, round, step, sill, angle rafter, hip rafter, cantilever, modillion, crown post, king post, vertebra, columella, backbone, keystone, axle, axletree, axis, arch, mainstay, trunnion, pivot, rowlock, peg, tiebeam, thole pin, board, ledge, shelf, hob, bracket, trevet, trivet, arbor, rack, mantel, mantle piece, mantleshelf, slab, console, counter, dresser, flange, corbel, table, trestle, shoulder, perch, horse, easel, desk, clotheshorse, hatrack, retable, teapoy, seat, throne, dais, divan, musnud, chair, bench, form, stool, sofa, settee, stall, arm chair, easy chair, elbow chair, rocking chair, couch, fauteuil, woolsack, ottoman, settle, squab, bench, aparejo, faldstool, horn, long chair, long sleeve chair, morris chair, lamba chauki, lamba kursi, saddle, pannel, pillion, side saddle, pack saddle, pommel, bed, berth, pallet, tester, crib, cot, hammock, shakedown, trucklebed, cradle, litter, stretcher, bedstead, four poster, French bed, bunk, kip, palang, bedding, bichhona, mattress, paillasse, pillow, bolster, mat, rug, cushion, footstool, hassock, tabouret, tripod, monopod, Atlas, Persides, Atlantes, Caryatides, Hercules, supporting, supported, fundamental, dorsigerous, astride on, straddle.Quiescence
N quiescence, rest, stillness, quiescence, stagnation, stagnancy, fixity, immobility, catalepsy, indisturbance, quietism, quiet, tranquility, calm, repose, peace, dead calm, anticyclone, statue-like repose, silence, not a breath of air, not a mouse stirring, sleep, pause, lull, stand still, standing still, lock, dead lock, dead stop, dead stand, full stop, fix, embargo, resting place, gite, bivouac, home, pillow, haven, goal, quiescent, still, motionless, moveless, fixed, stationary, immotile, at rest at a stand, at a standstill, at anchor, stock, still, standing still, sedentary, untraveled, stay-at-home, becalmed, stagnant, quiet, unmoved, undisturbed, unruffled, calm, restful, cataleptic, immovable, sleeping, silent, still as a statue, still as a post, still as a mouse, still as death, vegetative, vegetating, at a stand, tout court, at the halt, Int, stop!, stay!, avast!, halt!, hold hard!, whoa!, hold!, sabr karo!, requiescat in pace, Deus nobis haec otia fecit, the noonday quiet holds the hill.VB be quiescent, stand still, lie still, keep quiet, repose, hold the breath, remain, stay, stand, lie to, ride at anchor, remain in situ, tarry, mark time, bring to, heave to, lay to, pull up, draw up, hold, halt, stop, stop short, rest, pause, anchor, cast to an anchor, come to an anchor, rest on one's oars, repose on one's laurels, take breath, stop, stagnate, quieta non movere, let alone, abide, rest and be thankful, keep within doors, stay at home, go to bed, dwell, settle, alight, stick, stick fast, stand like a post, not stir a peg, not stir a step, be at a stand, quell, becalm, hush, stay, lull to sleep, lay an embargo on.
Death
N death, decease, demise, dissolution, departure, obit, release, rest, quietus, fall, loss, bereavement, mortality, morbidity, end of life &c, cessation of life &c, loss of life, extinction of life, ebb of life, death warrant, death watch, death rattle, death bed, stroke of death, agonies of death, shades of death, valley of death, jaws of death, hand of death, last breath, last gasp, last agonies, dying day, dying breath, dying agonies, chant du cygne, rigor mortis, Stygian shore, King of terrors, King Death, Death, doom, Hell's grim Tyrant, euthanasia, break up of the system, natural death, natural decay, sudden death, violent death, untimely end, watery grave, debt of nature, suffocation, asphyxia, fatal disease, death blow, necrology, bills of mortality, obituary, death song, dead, lifeless, deceased, demised, departed, defunct, extinct, late, gone, no more, exanimate, inanimate, out of the world, taken off, released, departed this life, dead and gone, dead as a doornail, dead as a doorpost, dead as a mutton, dead as a herring, dead as nits, launched into eternity, gone to one's eternal reward, gone to meet one's maker, pushing up daisies, gathered to one's fathers, numbered with the dead, dying, moribund, morient, hippocratic, in articulo, in extremis, in the jaws of death, in the agony of death, going off, aux abois, one one's last legs, on one's death bed, at the point of death, at death's door, at the last gasp, near one's end, given over, booked, with one foot in the grave, tottering on the brink of the grave, stillborn, mortuary, deadly, post obit, post mortem, life ebbs, life fails, life hangs by a thread, one's days are numbered, one's hour is come, one's race is run, one's doom is sealed, Death knocks at the door, Death stares one in the face, the breath is out of the body, the grave closes over one, sic itur ad astra, de mortuis nil nisi bonum, dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, honesta mors turpi vita potior, in adamantine chains shall death be bound, mors ultima linea rerum est, ominia mors aequat, Spake the grisly Terror, the lone couch of this everlasting sleep, nothing is certain but death and taxes.Concord
N concord, accord, harmony, symphony, homologue, agreement, sympathy, empathy, response, union, unison, unity, bonds of harmony, peace, unanimity, league, happy family, rapprochement, reunion, amity, alliance, entente cordiale, good understanding, conciliation, peacemaker, intercessor, mediator, concordant, congenial, agreeing, in accord, harmonious, united, cemented, banded together, allied, friendly, fraternal, conciliatory, at one with, of one mind, at peace, in still water, tranquil, with one voice, in concert with, hand in hand, on one's side, commune periculum concordiam parit, melody concord, melody, rhythm, measure, rhyme, pitch, timbre, intonation, tone, scale, gamut, diapason, diatonic chromatic scale, enharmonic scale, key, clef, chords, modulation, temperament, syncope, syncopation, preparation, suspension, resolution, staff, stave, line, space, brace, bar, rest, appoggiato, appoggiatura, acciaccatura, note, musical note, notes of a scale, sharp, flat, natural, high note, low note, interval, semitone, second, third, fourth, diatessaron, breve, semibreve, minim, crotchet, quaver, semiquaver, demisemiquaver, hemidemisemiquaver, sustained note, drone, burden, tonic, key note, leading note, fundamental note, supertonic, mediant, dominant, submediant, subdominant, octave, tetrachord, major key, minor key, major scale, minor scale, major mode, minor mode, passage, phrase, concord, harmony, emmeleia, unison, unisonance, chime, homophony, euphony, euphonism, tonality, consonance, consent, part, harmony, harmonics, thorough-bass, fundamental-bass, counterpoint, faburden, piece of music, composer, harmonist, contrapuntist (musician), harmonious, harmonical, in concord, in tune, in concert, unisonant, concentual, symphonizing, isotonic, homophonous, assonant, ariose, consonant, measured, rhythmical, diatonic, chromatic, enharmonic, melodious, musical, melic, tuneful, tunable, sweet, dulcet, canorous, mellow, mellifluous, soft, clear, clear as a bell, silvery, euphonious, euphonic, euphonical, symphonious, enchanting fine-toned, full-toned, silver-toned, harmoniously, in harmony, as one, the hidden soul of harmony.Also see definition of "Rest" in Bible Study Dictionaries
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