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| Main Entry: | rest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | remainder of something |
| Synonyms: | balance, dregs, dross, excess, heel, odds and ends*, remains, remnant, residual, residue, rump, superfluity, surplus, bottom of barrel, leavings, leftovers, orts, others, overplus, residum |
| Antonyms: | base, core |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | alternative |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | possible choice |
| Synonyms: | opportunity, option, other, pick, preference, recourse, redundancy, selection, sub*, substitute, back-up, druthers, other fish in sea, other fish to fry, take it or leave it |
| Notes: | alternate means 'one after the other' or 'each succeeding the other in turn, especially continuously' and alternative means 'one instead of the other' or 'allowing or necessitating a choice between two or more things' |
| Antonyms: | compulsion, constraint, necessity, obligation, restraint |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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