rest
noun
1. something left after other parts have been taken away
- he threw away the rest
Similar word(s): balance, remainder, residual, residue, residuum
Definition categories: link, component, constituent, part, portion
2. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
Similar word(s): ease, relaxation, repose
Definition categories: act, inactivity
3. a pause for relaxation
- people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests
Similar word(s): relief, respite
Definition categories: time, break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension
4. a state of inaction
- a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon
Definition categories: state, inaction, inactivity
5. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
- she was laid to rest beside her husband
Similar word(s): quietus, sleep
Definition categories: state, death
6. a support on which things can be put
- the gun was steadied on a special rest
Definition categories: man–made, support
7. a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
Definition categories: communication
Sentences with rest as a noun:
- I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night.
- The sun sets, and the workers go to their rest.
- We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back.
- It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while.
- The boulder came to rest just behind the house after rolling down the mountain.
- The ocean was finally at rest.
- Now that we're all in agreement, we can put that issue to rest.
- She was laid to rest in the village cemetery.
- Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar.
- The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest.
- Higgins can't quite reach the white with his cue, so he'll be using the rest.
- She put the phone receiver back in its rest.
- He placed his hands on the arm rests of the chair.
- She ate some of the food, but was not hungry enough to eat it all, so she put the rest in the refrigerator to finish later.
verb
1. not move; be in a resting position
Definition categories: contact, be
2. take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
Similar word(s): breathe
Definition categories: communication, break, intermit, pause
3. give a rest to
- He rested his bad leg
- Rest the dogs for a moment
Similar word(s): rest
Definition categories: communication
4. have a place in relation to something else
- The responsibility rests with the Allies
Similar word(s): lie
Definition categories: stative, be
5. be at rest
Definition categories: body, recline, recumb, repose
6. stay the same; remain in a certain state
- rest assured
Definition categories: change, be
7. be inherent or innate in
Similar word(s): repose, reside
Definition categories: stative
8. put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
- Rest your head on my shoulder
Definition categories: contact, lay, place, pose, position, put, set
9. sit, as on a branch
Definition categories: contact, sit
10. rest on or as if on a pillow
Similar word(s): pillow
Definition categories: contact, lay, place, pose, position, put, set
11. be inactive, refrain from acting
- The committee is resting over the summer
Definition categories: social
Sentences with rest as a verb:
- My day's work is over; now I will rest.
- The blame seems to rest with your father.
- A column rests on its pedestal.
- I rested my head in my hands.
- The defense rests, your Honor.
- The decision rests on getting a bank loan.