Main entry: rest, relaxation, repose, ease
Definition: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
Usage: took his repose by the swimming pool
Main entry: rest
Definition: a support on which things can be put
Usage: the gun was steadied on a special rest
Main entry: rest
Definition: a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
Main entry: 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
Main entry: 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
Main entry: rest
Definition: a state of inaction
Usage: a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon
Main entry: respite, rest, rest period, relief
Definition: a pause for relaxation
Usage: people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests
Main entry: rest
Definition: be at rest
Main entry: remain, rest, stay
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
Main entry: rest, take a breather, breathe, catch one's breath
Definition: take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
Main entry: rest
Definition: give a rest to
Usage: He rested his bad leg; Rest the dogs for a moment
Definition: rest on or as if on a pillow
Usage: pillow your head
Main entry: roost, perch, rest
Definition: sit, as on a branch
Usage: The birds perched high in the tree
Main entry: rest
Definition: not move; be in a resting position
Main entry: rest
Definition: put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
Usage: Rest your head on my shoulder
Main entry: rest
Definition: be inactive, refrain from acting
Usage: The committee is resting over the summer
Main entry: 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