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Rest Period

Definition: Rest Period

Rest Period

Noun

1. A pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonyms: Rest Period

Synonyms: relief (n), respite (n), rest (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Rest Period

English words defined with "rest period": balance of international payments, balance of paymentspiecespellwhile. (references)
Specialty definitions using "rest period": accession CA, accession compensatory amount, alcohol rubber, ANALYST, FOOD AND BEVERAGEblock timeCOOLING-ROOM ATTENDANTGreat Red Spothoisting cycleperson temporarily absentReal Programmers Don't Use Pascal, research worker, kitchen, rest time rulesslumber-room attendant, summertime periodthe 11-hour ruleweekly day off, weekly rest day. (references)

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Photo Album: Rest Period

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"Returning to bombline off coast of Korea after a short rest period in Yokosuka, Japan." (Quoted from the original caption). The photo is dated November 1953, but was actually taken during Manchester's first two Korean War tours, 1950-52. All of her 6-inch gun turrets, four of her 5"/38 gun mounts and all of her main and secondary gun directors are trained on the port beam.Credit: NAVY.

Youngsters during a rest period, Radburn, New Jersey.Credit: Library of Congress.

Youngsters during a rest period, Radburn, New Jersey.Credit: Library of Congress.

White Plains, Greene County, Georgia. Rest period in school.Credit: Library of Congress.

Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland. Gas demonstration. During a rest period at the gas mask factory.Credit: Library of Congress.

Arden, New York. Interracial activities at Camp Gaylord White, where children are aided by the Methodist Camp Service. Rest period.Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Rest Period

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Take short naps or breaks, rather than one long rest period. (references)

Do not feel that you have to do everything you normally do. Try to get more sleep at night, and plan your day so that you have time to rest if you need it. Several short naps or breaks may be more helpful than a long rest period. (references)

Economic History

Honduras

There is a requirement for at least one 24-hour rest period every week. (references)

Zimbabwe

The workweek averages 40 hours, but can go as high as 60. The law mandates a 24-hour rest period each week. (references)

Bahamas

The next pay raise is not scheduled until 2003. The Fair Labor Standards Act requires at least one 24-hour rest period per week, paid annual vacations, and employer contributions to National Insurance (social security). (references)

Political Economy

TUNISIA

Most business sectors observe a 48-hour workweek, with one 24-hour rest period. (references)

BELGIUM

By law, the standard workweek cannot exceed 40 hours and must include at least one 24-hour rest period. (references)

FINLAND

Employees working in shifts or during the weekend are entitled to a 24-hour rest period during the week. (references)

Worker Rights

Rwanda

There is no mandated rest period. (references)

Malaysia

Each workweek must include a 24-hour rest period. (references)

Congo

One 24-hour rest period is required every 7 days. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Rest Period

Language Translations for "rest period"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

sammenhængende hviletid (uninterrupted rest period). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

aaneengesloten rustperiode (uninterrupted rest period). (various references)

   

French

  

repos ininterrompu (uninterrupted rest period). (various references)

   

German

  

ruhezeit (off season, rest, rest time rules, the 11-hour rule). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

συνεχής χρόνος ανάπαυσης (uninterrupted rest period). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

pihenõ idõ (leisure time). (various references)

   

Italian

  

riposo (quietness, refreshment, relaxation, repose, rest, rest and de-energised, rest and de-energized). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

昼休み (lunch break, noon recess, noon rest period). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ひるやすみ (lunch break, noon recess, noon rest period). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

estray eriodpay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Rest Period

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-e-i-o-p-r-r-s-t"

-1 letter: portieres, presorted, proteides, redeposit, reposited, roistered.

-2 letters: destrier, diopters, dioptres, dopester, epidotes, peridots, pierrots, poetised, poetiser, poetries, portered, portiere, preedits, presider, priested, proteide, proteids, reported, reprised, resorted, respired, respited, restored, riposted, roperies, sportier, topsider.

-3 letters: deports, deposer, deposit, derries, desirer, despite, diester, dieters, diopter, dioptre, disport, dopiest, dorpers, editors, epidote, episode, oersted, oreides.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-e-i-o-p-r-r-s-t"
 

+1 letter: misreported.

 

+2 letters: depreciators, madreporites, pteridosperm.

 

+3 letters: predestinator, premeditators, pteridosperms, redemptioners, redescription, reproductives, superordinate.

 

+4 letters: hermaphrodites, hydrotherapies, hypermodernist, predestinators, preordainments, radiotherapies, redescriptions.

 

+5 letters: daguerreotypies, daguerreotypist, hypermodernists, preponderations, proletarianised, radiotelegraphs, thermoperiodism.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Rest Period


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 65 73 74      50 65 72 69 6F 64

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01100101 01110011 01110100 00100000 01010000 01100101 01110010 01101001 01101111 01100100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#101 &#115 &#116 &#32 &#80 &#101 &#114 &#105 &#111 &#100

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 0065 0073 0074      0050 0065 0072 0069 006F 0064

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

527185862507184758170

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Images: Photo Album
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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