rest

Noun

• a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

• a support on which things can be put
  • the gun was steadied on a special rest
    

• 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
    

• a state of inaction
  • a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon
    

• a pause for relaxation
  • people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests
    

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
  • took his repose by the swimming pool
    

• 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 inactive, refrain from acting
  • The committee is resting over the summer
    

• rest on or as if on a pillow
  • pillow your head
    

• sit, as on a branch
  • The birds perched high in the tree
    

• put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
  • Rest your head on my shoulder
    

• be inherent or innate in;

• 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
    

• be at rest

• 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
    

• give a rest to
  • He rested his bad leg
    
  • Rest the dogs for a moment
    

• take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

• not move; be in a resting position

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  eternal rest , sleep , eternal sleep , quietus , respite , relief , rest period , ease , repose , relaxation , remainder , balance , residual , residue , residuum , pillow , perch , roost , reside , stay , remain , lie , breathe , catch one's breath , take a breather
• Antonyms: 
  change , be active , move