rest, ease, repose, relaxation
(noun) freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); “took his repose by the swimming pool”
rest
(noun) a support on which things can be put; “the gun was steadied on a special rest”
rest
(noun) a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest
(noun) something left after other parts have been taken away; “there was no remainder”; “he threw away the rest”; “he took what he wanted and I got the balance”
rest, eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep, quietus
(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”; “they had to put their family pet to sleep”
rest
(noun) a state of inaction; “a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon”
respite, rest, relief, rest period
(noun) a pause for relaxation; “people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests”
rest
(verb) be at rest
stay, remain, rest
(verb) stay the same; remain in a certain state; “The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it”; “rest assured”; “stay alone”; “He remained unmoved by her tears”; “The bad weather continued for another week”
rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
(verb) take a short break from one’s activities in order to relax
rest
(verb) give a rest to; “He rested his bad leg”; “Rest the dogs for a moment”
pillow, rest
(verb) rest on or as if on a pillow; “pillow your head”
perch, roost, rest
(verb) sit, as on a branch; “The birds perched high in the tree”
rest
(verb) not move; be in a resting position
rest
(verb) put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; “Rest your head on my shoulder”
rest
(verb) be inactive, refrain from acting; “The committee is resting over the summer”
lie, rest
(verb) have a place in relation to something else; “The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West”; “The responsibility rests with the Allies”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
REST (uncountable)
(computing) Acronym of representational state transfer.
REST
(linguistics) Acronym of Revised Extended Standard Theory.
• -ster, ERTs, SERT, erst, rets, tres
rest (countable and uncountable, plural rests)
(uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
Synonyms: sleep, slumber
(countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
Synonyms: break, repose, time off
(uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
Synonyms: peace, quiet, roo, silence, stillness, tranquility
(uncountable, of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
(euphemistic, uncountable) A final position after death.
Synonym: peace
(music, countable) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
Hyponyms: breve rest, demisemiquaver rest, hemidemisemiquaver rest, minim rest, quaver rest, semibreve rest, semiquaver rest
(music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
(physics, uncountable) Absence of motion.
Antonym: motion
(snooker, countable) 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.
Hypernym: bridge
(countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.
Synonyms: cradle (of a telephone), support
Hyponyms: arm rest, elbow rest, foot rest, head rest, leg rest, neck rest, wrist rest
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.
(poetry) 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.
(dated) A set or game at tennis.
• activity
rest (third-person singular simple present rests, present participle resting, simple past and past participle rested)
(intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
(intransitive) To come to a pause or an end; end.
(intransitive) To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
(intransitive, transitive, reflexive) To be or to put into a state of rest.
(intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated.
(transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To lean, lie, or lay.
(intransitive, transitive, legal, US) 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.)
(intransitive) To sleep; slumber.
(intransitive) To lie dormant.
(intransitive) To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
(intransitive) To rely or depend on.
To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
• (lie down and take repose, especially by sleeping): relax
• (give rest to): relieve
• (stop working): have a breather, pause, take a break, take time off, take time out
• (be situated): be, lie, remain, reside, stay
• (transitive: lean, lay): lay, lean, place, put
• (intransitive: lie, lean): lean, lie
• (lie down and take repose): nap
rest (uncountable)
(uncountable) That which remains.
Synonyms: lave, remainder
Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
(UK, finance) 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.
• (that which remains): See also remainder
rest (third-person singular simple present rests, present participle resting, simple past and past participle rested)
(obsolete) To remain.
rest (third-person singular simple present rests, present participle resting, simple past and past participle rested)
(obsolete, transitive, colloquial) To arrest.
• -ster, ERTs, SERT, erst, rets, tres
Source: Wiktionary
Rest (rst), v. t. Etym: [For arrest.]
Definition: To arrest. [Obs.]
Rest, n. Etym: [AS. rest, r, rest; akin to D. rust, G. rast. OHG. rasta, Dan. & Sw. rast rest, repose, Icel. r the distance between two resting places, a mole, Goth. rasta a mile, also to Goth. razn house, Icel. rann, and perhaps to G. ruhe rest, repose, AS. r, Gr. Ransack.]
1. A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind. Chaucer. Sleep give thee all his rest! Shak.
2. Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security. And the land had rest fourscore years. Judges iii. 30.
3. Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death. How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest. Collins.
4. That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or steadying the work. He made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house. 1 Kings vi. 6.
5. (Anc. Armor)
Definition: A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance. Their visors closed, their lances in the rest. Dryden.
6. A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode. "Halfway houses and travelers' rests." J. H. Newman. In dust our final rest, and native home. Milton. Ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance which the Lord your God giveth you. Deut. xii. 9.
7. (Pros.)
Definition: A short pause in reading verse; a cæsura.
8. The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. "An account is said to be taken with annual or semiannual rests." Abbott.
9. A set or game at tennis. [Obs.]
10. (Mus.)
Definition: Silence in music or in one of its parts; the name of the character that stands for such silence. They are named as notes are, whole, half, quarter,etc. Rest house, an empty house for the accomodation of travelers; a caravansary. [India] -- To set, or To set up, one's rest, to have a settled determination; -- from an old game of cards, when one so expressed his intention to stand or rest upon his hand. [Obs.] Shak. Bacon.
Syn.
– Cessation; pause; intermission; stop; stay; repose; slumber; quiet; ease; quietness; stillness; tranquillity; peacefulness; pease.
– Rest, Repose. Rest is a ceasing from labor or exertion; repose is a mode of resting which gives relief and refreshment after toil and labor. The words are commonly interchangeable.
Rest (rst), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rested; p. pr. & vb. n. Resting.] Etym: [AS. restan. See Rest, n.]
1. To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion. God . . . rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. Gen. ii. 2. Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest. Ex. xxiii. 12.
2. To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still. There rest, if any rest can harbor there. Milton.
3. To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch.
4. To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal.
5. To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead. Fancy . . . then retries Into her private cell when Nature rests. Milton.
6. To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise. On him I rested, after long debate, And not without considering, fixed Dryden.
7. To be satisfied; to acquiesce. To rest in Heaven's determination. Addison. To rest with, to be in the power of; to depend upon; as, it rests with him to decide.
Rest, v. t.
1. To lay or place at rest; to quiet. Your piety has paid All needful rites, to rest my wandering shade. Dryden.
2. To place, as on a support; to cause to lean. Her weary head upon your bosom rest. Waller.
Rest, n. Etym: [F. reste, fr. rester to remain, L. restare to stay back, remain; pref. re- re- + stare to stand, stay. See Stand, and cf. Arrest, Restive.] (With the definite article.)
1. That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue. Religion gives part of its reward in hand, the present comfort of having done our duty, and, for the rest, it offers us the best security that Heaven can give. Tillotson.
2. Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others. "Plato and the rest of the philosophers." Bp. Stillingfleet. Armed like the rest, the Trojan prince appears. DRyden.
3. (Com.)
Definition: 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. [Eng.]
Syn.
– Remainder; overplus; surplus; remnant; residue; reserve; others.
Rest, v. i. Etym: [F. rester. See Rest remainder.]
Definition: To be left; to remain; to continue to be. The affairs of men rest still uncertain. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
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