rest

Plural: rests

Noun

• something left after other parts have been taken away
  • "he threw away the rest"
• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
• a pause for relaxation
  • "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
• a state of inaction
  • "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"
• euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
  • "she was laid to rest beside her husband"
• a support on which things can be put
  • "the gun was steadied on a special rest"
• a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
• Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
• Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
• Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
• A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
• A final position after death. Also, death itself: "Not alone, not alone would I go to my rest in the heart of the love..." -- George William Russell ("Love")
• A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
• A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
• Absence of motion.
• A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
• Any object designed to be used to support something else.
• A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
• A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
• A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
• The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.
• A set or game at tennis.
• That which remains.
• Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
• A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities.

Verb

Verb Forms: rested, resting, rests

• To refresh oneself by ceasing work or activity; to be still.
• not move; be in a resting position
• take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
• give a rest to
  • "He rested his bad leg"
  • "Rest the dogs for a moment"
• have a place in relation to something else
  • "The responsibility rests with the Allies"
• be at rest
• stay the same; remain in a certain state
  • "rest assured"
• be inherent or innate in
• put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
  • "Rest your head on my shoulder"
• sit, as on a branch
• rest on or as if on a pillow
• be inactive, refrain from acting
  • "The committee is resting over the summer"
• To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
• To come to a pause or an end; end.
• To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
• To put into a state of rest.
• To stay, remain, be situated, or belong to.
• To rely or depend on.
• To lean, lie, or lay.
• To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)
• To sleep; slumber.
• To lie dormant.
• To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
• To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
• To continue to be, remain, be left in a certain way.
• To keep a certain way.
• To arrest.

Examples

• A column rests on its pedestal.
• Copyright in the typographical arrangement rests with the Crown.
• God rest you merry, gentlemen.
• He placed his hands on the arm rests of the chair.
• Higgins can't quite reach the white with his cue, so he'll be using the rest.
• I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night.
• I rest my case.
• I rested against the wall for a minute.
• I rested my head in my hands.
• I shall not rest until I have uncovered the truth.
• It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while.
• My day's work is over; now I will rest.
• Now that we're all in agreement, we can put that issue to rest.
• Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar.
• Rest you merry.
• 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.
• She put the phone receiver back in its rest.
• She rested against my shoulder.
• She was laid to rest in the village cemetery.
• Sometimes it’s best to REST for a turn in Words With Friends, exchanging tiles for a fresh rack.
• The blame seems to rest with your father.
• The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest.
• The boulder came to rest just behind the house after rolling down the mountain.
• The decision rests on getting a bank loan.
• The defense rests, your Honor.
• The ocean was finally at rest.
• The sun sets, and the workers go to their rest.
• We need to rest the horses before we ride any further.
• We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back.
• You can rest assured that a sick child will say when it's again ready to eat, so it won't starve and doesn't need to be cajoled into eating.

Synonyms

balance, breathe, catch one's breath, ease, eternal rest, eternal sleep, lie, perch, pillow, quietus, relaxation, relief, remain, remainder, repose, reside, residual, residue, residuum, respite, rest period, roost, sleep, stay, take a breather, be, break, cradle, have a breather, lave, lay, lean, pause, peace, place, put, quiet, relax, relieve, roo, silence, slumber, stillness, support, take a break, take time off, take time out, time off, tranquility

Antonyms

be active, change, activity, motion

Anagrams of rest