rest — meaning in English

English meaning

• erect adjective Standing straight up; upright rather than leaning or bent over.
• remainder noun Whatever is left over once part of something has been taken away or used up.
• remnant noun A small remaining piece or amount of something bigger that once existed.
• rest noun Relief from work or activity, especially by sleeping or relaxing.
• vestige noun A mark left on the earth by a foot.

Senses

rest is used for these senses in English:

• erect Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.
• remnant The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.
• rest (uncountable) That which remains.
• vestige (by extension) A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.

erect — full definition

1. adjective Standing straight up; upright rather than leaning or bent over.
2. adjective Of a penis or clitoris: stiff and swollen with blood, as a result of sexual arousal.
3. verb To build or put up (a structure), typically by fitting the parts together.
4. verb To set something upright, or establish something such as an organization or system.

remainder — full definition

1. noun Whatever is left over once part of something has been taken away or used up.
2. noun In arithmetic, the number left over when one number doesn't divide evenly into another.
3. noun Unsold copies of a book or other stock, later sold off cheaply.

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