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▸ noun: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
▸ noun: a support on which things can be put ("The gun was steadied on a special rest")
▸ noun: a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
▸ noun: euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) ("She was laid to rest beside her husband")
▸ noun: a state of inaction ("A body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon")
▸ noun: a pause for relaxation ("People actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests")
▸ noun: something left after other parts have been taken away ("He threw away the rest")
▸ verb: be inactive, refrain from acting ("The committee is resting over the summer")
▸ verb: be inherent or innate in;
▸ verb: take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
▸ verb: give a rest to ("He rested his bad leg")
▸ verb: not move; be in a resting position
▸ verb: put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying ("Rest your head on my shoulder")
▸ verb: be at rest
▸ verb: have a place in relation to something else ("The responsibility rests with the Allies")
▸ verb: rest on or as if on a pillow
▸ verb: stay the same; remain in a certain state ("Rest assured")
▸ verb: sit, as on a branch
▸ Also see rests
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to rest
▸ Usage examples for rest
▸ Idioms related to rest (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing rest
▸ Words that often appear near rest
▸ Rhymes of rest
▸ Invented words related to rest
▸ noun: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
▸ noun: a support on which things can be put ("The gun was steadied on a special rest")
▸ noun: a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
▸ noun: euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) ("She was laid to rest beside her husband")
▸ noun: a state of inaction ("A body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon")
▸ noun: a pause for relaxation ("People actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests")
▸ noun: something left after other parts have been taken away ("He threw away the rest")
▸ verb: be inactive, refrain from acting ("The committee is resting over the summer")
▸ verb: be inherent or innate in;
▸ verb: take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
▸ verb: give a rest to ("He rested his bad leg")
▸ verb: not move; be in a resting position
▸ verb: put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying ("Rest your head on my shoulder")
▸ verb: be at rest
▸ verb: have a place in relation to something else ("The responsibility rests with the Allies")
▸ verb: rest on or as if on a pillow
▸ verb: stay the same; remain in a certain state ("Rest assured")
▸ verb: sit, as on a branch
▸ Also see rests
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to rest
▸ Usage examples for rest
▸ Idioms related to rest (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing rest
▸ Words that often appear near rest
▸ Rhymes of rest
▸ Invented words related to rest