rest

B1
Pronunciation
/ษนษ›st/
Noun
18 definition(s)
1 Definition

(of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.

Synonyms
sleep slumber
Example Sentences
  • I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night.
2 Definition

Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.

Synonyms
break repose time off
Example Sentences
  • We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back.
3 Definition

Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.

Synonyms
peace quiet roo silence stillness tranquility
Example Sentences
  • It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while.
4 Definition

(of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.

Example Sentences
  • Now that we're all in agreement, we can put that issue to rest.
5 Definition

A final position after death.

Synonyms
peace
Example Sentences
  • She was laid to rest in the village cemetery.
6 Definition

A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.

Example Sentences
  • Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar.
7 Definition

A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.

8 Definition

Absence of motion.

Antonyms
motion
Example Sentences
  • The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest.
9 Definition

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.

Example Sentences
  • Higgins can't quite reach the white with his cue, so he'll be using the rest.
10 Definition

Any object designed to be used to support something else.

Synonyms
cradle support
Example Sentences
  • He placed his hands on the arm rests of the chair.
11 Definition

A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.

12 Definition

A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.

13 Definition

A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.

14 Definition

The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.

15 Definition

A set or game at tennis.

16 Definition

That which remains.

Synonyms
lave remainder
Example Sentences
  • 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.
17 Definition

Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.

18 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.

Verb
14 definition(s)
1 Definition

To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.

2 Definition

To come to a pause or an end; end.

3 Definition

To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.

4 Definition

To be or to put into a state of rest.

Example Sentences
  • I shall not rest until I have uncovered the truth.
5 Definition

To stay, remain, be situated.

Example Sentences
  • The blame seems to rest with your father.
6 Definition

To lean, lie, or lay.

Example Sentences
  • A column rests on its pedestal.
7 Definition

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.)

Example Sentences
  • I rest my case.
8 Definition

To sleep; slumber.

9 Definition

To lie dormant.

10 Definition

To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.

11 Definition

To rely or depend on.

Example Sentences
  • The decision rests on getting a bank loan.
12 Definition

To be satisfied; to acquiesce.

13 Definition

To remain.

14 Definition

To arrest.