Synonyms: rest, relaxation, repose, ease
Definition: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
Usage: took his repose by the swimming pool
Similar words: inactivity
Definition: being inactive; being less active
Synonyms: rest
Definition: a support on which things can be put
Usage: the gun was steadied on a special rest
Similar words: support
Definition: any device that bears the weight of another thing
Usage: there was no place to attach supports for a shelf
Synonyms: rest
Definition: a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
Similar words: musical notation
Definition: (music) notation used by musicians
Synonyms: balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest, remainder
Definition: something left after other parts have been taken away
Usage: there was no remainder; he threw away the rest; he took what he wanted and I got the balance
Similar words: part, portion, constituent, component, component part
Definition: something determined in relation to something that includes it
Usage: he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself; I read a portion of the manuscript; the smaller component is hard to reach; the animal constituent of plankton
Synonyms: sleep, quietus, rest, eternal rest, eternal sleep
Definition: euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
Usage: she was laid to rest beside her husband; they had to put their family pet to sleep
Similar words: death
Definition: the absence of life or state of being dead
Usage: he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life
Synonyms: rest
Definition: a state of inaction
Usage: a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon
Similar words: inaction, inactiveness, inactivity
Definition: the state of being inactive
Synonyms: respite, rest, rest period, relief
Definition: a pause for relaxation
Usage: people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests
Similar words: pause, break, intermission, interruption, suspension
Definition: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
Synonyms: rest
Definition: be at rest
Similar words: recline, recumb, repose
Definition: lean in a comfortable resting position
Usage: He was reposing on the couch
Definition: stay the same; remain in a certain state
Usage: 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
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer
Synonyms: rest, take a breather, breathe, catch one's breath
Definition: take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
Similar words: break, pause, intermit
Definition: cease an action temporarily
Usage: We pause for station identification; let's break for lunch
Definition: rest on or as if on a pillow
Usage: pillow your head
Similar words: put, place, pose, position, set, lay
Definition: put into a certain place or abstract location
Usage: Put your things here; Set the tray down; Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children; Place emphasis on a certain point
Definition: sit, as on a branch
Usage: The birds perched high in the tree
Synonyms: rest
Definition: not move; be in a resting position
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer
Synonyms: rest
Definition: put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
Usage: Rest your head on my shoulder
Similar words: put, place, pose, position, set, lay
Definition: put into a certain place or abstract location
Usage: Put your things here; Set the tray down; Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children; Place emphasis on a certain point
Synonyms: repose, reside, rest
Definition: be inherent or innate in;
Definition: have a place in relation to something else
Usage: The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West; The responsibility rests with the Allies
Similar words: be
Definition: occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
Usage: Where is my umbrella? The toolshed is in the back; What is behind this behavior?