rest
/ɹɛst/ noun C2- That which remains. · She ate some of the food, but was not hungry enough to eat it all, so she put the rest in the refrigerator to finish later.
- Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
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The Lion went back a third time and got the Tin Woodman, and then they all sat down for a few moments to give the beast a chance to rest, for his great leaps had made his breath short, and he panted like a big dog that has been running too long.
So they sat down upon the bank and gazed wistfully at the Scarecrow until a Stork flew by, who, upon seeing them, stopped to rest at the water’s edge.
During the rest of that day there was no other adventure to mar the peace of their journey.
When she had gone several miles she thought she would stop to rest, and so climbed to the top of the fence beside the road and sat down.
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