rests

Noun

• something left after other parts have been taken away
• 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
• euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
• a support on which things can be put
• a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
• plural of rest

Verb

• not move; be in a resting position
• take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
• give a rest to
• 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
• be inherent or innate in
• put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
• sit, as on a branch
• rest on or as if on a pillow
• be inactive, refrain from acting
• third-person singular simple present indicative of rest

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, rest period, roost, sleep, stay, take a breather

Antonyms

be active, change