rest in English dictionary

  • rest

    Meanings and definitions of "rest"

    • (uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
    • (countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
    • (uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
    • (uncountable, of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
    • (uncountable) A final position after death.
    • (music, countable) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
    • (music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
    • (physics, uncountable) Absence of 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.
    • (countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.
    • (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, law, 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.)
    • (uncountable) That which remains.
    • (obsolete) To remain.
    • noun
      (uncountable, of a person or animal)
      Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
    • noun
      (countable)
      Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
    • noun
      (uncountable, of an object or concept)
      A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
    • noun
      (euphemistic, uncountable)
      A final position after death.
    • noun
      (music, countable)
      A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
    • noun
      (music, countable)
      A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
    • noun
      (physics, uncountable)
      Absence of motion.
    • noun
      (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.
    • noun
      (countable)
      Any object designed to be used to support something else.
    • noun
      A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
    • noun
      A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
    • noun
      (poetry)
      A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
    • noun
      The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.
    • noun
      (dated)
      A set or game at tennis.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      That which remains.
    • noun
      Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
    • noun
      (Britain, 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.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To arrest.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To come to a pause or an end; end.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
    • verb
      (intransitive, transitive, reflexive)
      To be or to put into a state of rest.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To stay, remain, be situated.
    • verb
      (transitive, intransitive, reflexive)
      To lean, lie, or lay.
    • verb
      (intransitive, transitive, law, 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.)
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To sleep; slumber.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To lie dormant.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To rely or depend on.
    • verb
      To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To remain.
    • other (esp. places and things)
    • (to) rest
    • rest (music)
    • rest (in music)
    • To stay the same; to remain in a certain state.
    • (convalescent) rest
    • To cease working, moving or thinking for some time in order to relieve fatigue.
    • Relief from work or other activity or responsibility.
    • relief afforded by sleeping; sleep
    • relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation
    • peace, freedom from trouble, tranquillity
    • repose afforded by death
    • pause of a specified length in a piece of music
    • symbol indicating a pause in music
    • physics: absence of motion
    • stick used to support the cue in snooker
    • object designed to be used to support something else
    • intransitive: take repose
    • give rest to
    • stop working, become inactive
    • stay, remain, be situated
    • transitive: lean or lay (something)
    • intransitive: lie or lean or be supported
    • US legal
    • remainder
    • to remain
    • to be left
    • noun
      a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
    • noun
      a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
    • noun
      a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"
    • noun
      a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest"
    • 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"
    • noun
      freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
    • 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"
    • verb
      be at rest
    • verb
      be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer"
    • verb
      be inherent or innate in
    • verb
      give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"
    • 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"
    • verb
      not move; be in a resting position
    • verb
      put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; "Rest your head on my shoulder"
    • verb
      rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head"
    • verb
      sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"
    • 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"
    • verb
      take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

    Synonyms of "rest" in English dictionary

    support, sit down, breathe are the top synonyms of "rest" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "rest" in English dictionary

    be active, change are the top antonyms of "rest" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of rest

    • rest ( third-person singular simple present rests, present participle resting, simple past and past participle rested)
    • rest ( countable and uncountable;  plural  rests)
    • rest ( uncountable)
    • rest (countable and uncountable, plural rests)
    • rest (uncountable)
    • rest (third-person singular simple present rests, present participle resting, simple past and past participle rested)
  • REST

    Meanings and definitions of "rest"

    • abbreviation
      (computing)
      Representational State Transfer
    • abbreviation
      (linguistics)
      Revised Extended Standard Theory
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