RESTLESS
REST'LESS, adjective1. Unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as a restless child.2. Being without sleep; uneasy.Restless he pass'd the remnant of the night.3. Passed in unquietne...
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RESTLESSLY
REST'LESSLY, adverb Without rest; unquietly.When the mind casts and turns itself restlessly from one thing to another.
RESTLESSNESS
REST'LESSNESS, noun1. Uneasiness; unquietness; a state of disturbance or agitation, either of body or mind.2. Want of sleep or rest; uneasiness.3. Motion; agitation; as the rest...
RESTORABLE
RESTO'RABLE, noun [from restore.] That may be restored to a former good condition; as restorable land.
RESTORAL
RESTO'RAL, noun Restitution. [Not in use.]
RESTORATION
RESTORA'TION, noun [Latin restauro.]1. The act of replacing in a former state.Behold the different climes agree, rejoicing in thy restorationSo we speak of the restoration of a ...
RESTORATIVE
RESTO'RATIVE, adjective That has power to renew strength and vigor.RESTO'RATIVE, noun A medicine efficacious in restoring strength and vigor, or in recruiting the vital powers.
RESTORE
RESTO'RE, verb transitive [Latin restauro. This is a compound of re and the root of store, story, history. The primary sense is to set, to lay or to throw, as in Gr. solid.]1. T...
RESTORED
RESTO'RED, participle passive Returned; brought back; retrieved; recovered; cured; renewed; re-established.
RESTOREMENT
RESTO'REMENT, noun The act of restoring; restoration. [Not used.]
RESTORER
RESTO'RER, noun One that restores; one that returns what is lost or unjustly detained; one who repairs or re-establishes.
RESTORING
RESTO'RING, participle present tense Returning what is lost or taken; bringing back; recovering; curing; renewing; repairing; re-establishing.
RESTRAIN
RESTRA'IN, verb transitive [Latin restringo; re and stringo, to strain. The letter g appears from the participle to be casual; stringo, for strigo. Hence strictus, strict, stric...
RESTRAINABLE
RESTRA'INABLE, adjective Capable of being restrained.
RESTRAINED
RESTRA'INED, participle passive Held back from advancing or wandering; withheld; repressed; suppressed; abridged; confined.
RESTRAINEDLY
RESTRA'INEDLY, adverb With restraint; with limitation.
RESTRAINER
RESTRA'INER, noun He or that which restrains.
RESTRAINING
RESTRA'INING, participle present tense1. Holding back from proceeding; checking; repressing; hindering from motion or action; suppressing.2.adjective Abridging; limiting; as a r...
RESTRAINT
RESTRA'INT, noun1. The act or operation of holding back or hindering from motion, in any manner; hinderance of the will, or of any action, physical, moral or mental.2. Abridgmen...
RESTRICT
RESTRICT', verb transitive [Latin restrictus, from restringo. See Restrain.]To limit; to confine; to restrain within bounds; as, to restrict words to a particular meaning; to re...
RESTRICTED
RESTRICT'ED, participle passive Limited; confined to bounds.
RESTRICTING
RESTRICT'ING, participle present tense Confining to limits.
RESTRICTION
RESTRIC'TION, noun [Latin restrictus.]1. Limitation; confinement within bounds.This is to have the same restriction as all other recreations.Restriction of words, is the limitat...
RESTRICTIVE
RESTRICT'IVE, adjective1. Having the quality of limiting or of expressing limitation; as a restrictive particle.2. Imposing restraint; as restrictive laws of trade.3. Styptic. [...
RESTRICTIVELY
RESTRICT'IVELY, adverb With limitation.
RESTRINGE
RESTRINGE, verb intransitive restrinj. [Latin restringo, supra.] To confine; to contract; to astringe.
RESTRINGENCY
RESTRIN'GENCY, noun The quality or power of contracting.