ar|rest´ment

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• rest — ar·rest·ee; ar·rest·er; ar·rest·ing·ly; ar·rest·ment; bu·cha·rest; rest; rest·er; rest·ful; rest·ful·ly; rest·ful·ness; rest·less; rest·less·ly; rest·less·ness; rest·ward; un·rest; ar·rest; rest·wards; …   English syllables

• al|lay´ment — al|lay «uh LAY», transitive verb, layed, lay|ing. 1. to put at rest; quiet: »His fears were allayed by the news that his family was safe. SYNONYM(S): pacify, calm, quell. 2. to make less; relieve (pa …   Useful english dictionary

• arrestment — ar·rest·ment …   English syllables

• arrest — 1. To stop, check, or restrain. 2. A stoppage; interference with, or checking of, the regular course of a disease, a symptom, or the performance of a function. 3. Inhibition of a developmental process, usually at the ultimate stage of… …   Medical dictionary

• arrest — ar•rest [[t]əˈrɛst[/t]] v. t. 1) law to seize (a person) by legal authority; take into custody 2) to catch and hold; engage: A noise arrested our attention[/ex] 3) to check the course of; stop: to arrest a disease[/ex] 4) law the taking of a… …   From formal English to slang

• Arrestment — Ar*rest ment, n. [OF. arrestement.] 1. (Scots Law) The arrest of a person, or the seizure of his effects; esp., a process by which money or movables in the possession of a third party are attached. [1913 Webster] 2. A stoppage or check. Darwin.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Re. — rupee. Also, re. * * * re1 «ray», noun. the second tone of the musical diatonic scale. ╂[< Medieval Latin re < Latin re (sonāre) to resound. See etym. under gamut. (Cf. ↑gamut)] …   Useful english dictionary

• R.E. — 1. real estate. 2. Reformed Episcopal. 3. Right Excellent. * * * re1 «ray», noun. the second tone of the musical diatonic scale. ╂[< Medieval Latin re < Latin re (sonāre) to resound. See etym. under gamut …   Useful english dictionary

• r.e. — Football. right end. * * * re1 «ray», noun. the second tone of the musical diatonic scale. ╂[< Medieval Latin re < Latin re (sonāre) to resound. See etym. under gamut. (Cf. ↑gamut)] re2 …   Useful english dictionary

• Meinen — 1. Am Meinen und Glauben bindet man kein Pferd fest. – Eiselein, 458; Simrock, 6940; Körte, 4196; Graf, 374, 489; Braun, I, 2655. Holl.: Aen meinen en bint nieman peerde vast. (Harrebomée, II, 160b; Prov. comm., 5; Tunn., 4, 11.) (Ancipiti posti… …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon