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REST

Definition:

1. [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"
   Synonyms: remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum
   
   
2. [noun] freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
   Synonyms: ease, repose, relaxation
   
   
3. [noun] a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
   Synonyms: respite, relief, period
   
   
4. [noun] a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"
   
   
5. [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"
   Synonyms: eternal sleep, eternal sleep, quietus
   
   
6. [noun] a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest"
   
   
7. [noun] a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
   
   
8. [verb] not move; be in a resting position
   
   
9. [verb] take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
   Synonyms: breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
   
   
10. [verb] give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"
    
    
11. [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"
    Synonyms: lie
    
    
12. [verb] be at rest
    
    
13. [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"
    Synonyms: stay, remain
    
    
14. [verb] be inherent or innate in;
    Synonyms: reside, repose
    
    
15. [verb] put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; "Rest your head on my shoulder"
    
    
16. [verb] sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee"
    Synonyms: perch, roost
    
    
17. [verb] rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head"
    Synonyms: pillow
    
    
18. [verb] be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer"
    
    

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Related Words:

• kneel
• stand, stand up
• blow
• sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
• drowse
• sit tight
• stick together, stay together
• stand
• keep, stay fresh
• be
• hibernate
• leftover, remnant
• bedrest, bed rest
• lie-in
• quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping
• leisure
• breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time
• armrest
• chin rest
• headrest
• whole rest
• half rest
• quarter rest

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