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noun • something left after other parts have been taken away • freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) • a pause for relaxation • a state of inaction • euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) • a support on which things can be put • a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration verb • not move; be in a resting position • take a short break from one's activities in order to relax • give a rest to • have a place in relation to something else • be at rest • stay the same; remain in a certain state • be inherent or innate in • put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying • sit, as on a branch • rest on or as if on a pillow • be inactive, refrain from acting | ||||||||
| 23% | 7 | May function in defense against herbivores | ||||||
noun • a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell | ||||||||
| 23% | 7 | May aid in defense against predators | ||||||
noun • A little spike; a spikelet. • A pointed fleshy appendage. • A thrusting javelin used by Romans that replaced the pilum in the late 3rd century. • A sharp, pointed crystal, especially of ice. • A sharp, needle-like structure, especially those making up the skeleton of a sponge. • A small radial emission of gas seen in the chromosphere and corona of the sun. | ||||||||
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