To rest means to relax into something and let it support you. Rest yourself on the couch for a while, if you're tired.
To arrest.
Noun
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
Noun
a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest"
Noun
a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
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"
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
a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"
Noun
a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
Verb
be at rest
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
Verb
give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"
Verb
rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head"
Verb
sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee"
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
be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer"
Verb
be inherent or innate in;
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"
v. t.
To arrest.
n.
A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor;
tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind.
n.
Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs;
peace; security.
n.
Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.
n.
That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a rest
in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or steadying the work.
n.
A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to
support the lance.
n.
A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn,
or permanently, as, in an abode.
n.
A short pause in reading verse; a c/sura.
n.
The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running
account.
n.
A set or game at tennis.
n.
Silence in music or in one of its parts; the name of the
character that stands for such silence. They are named as notes are,
whole, half, quarter,etc.
n.
To cease from action or motion, especially from action which
has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion.
n.
To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or
still.
n.
To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a
couch.
n.
To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column
rests on its pedestal.
n.
To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.
n.
To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without
anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.
n.
To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
v. t.
To lay or place at rest; to quiet.
v. t.
To place, as on a support; to cause to lean.
n.
That which is left, or which remains after the separation of
a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue.
n.
Those not included in a proposition or description; the
remainder; others.
n.
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.
v. i.
To be left; to remain; to continue to be.
Rest
Rest
Sleep give thee all his rest!2.
And the land had rest fourscore years.3.
How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest.4.
He made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.5.
Their visors closed, their lances in the rest.6.
In dust our final rest, and native home.
Ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance which the Lord your God giveth you.7.
Rest
God . . . rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest.2.
There rest, if any rest can harbor there.3.
Fancy . . . then retries Into her private cell when Nature rests.6.
On him I rested, after long debate, And not without considering, fixed fate.7.
To rest in Heaven's determination.
Rest
Your piety has paid All needful rites, to rest my wandering shade.2.
Her weary head upon your bosom rest.
Rest
Religion gives part of its reward in hand, the present comfort of having done our duty, and, for the rest, it offers us the best security that Heaven can give.2.
Armed like the rest, the Trojan prince appears.3.
Rest
The affairs of men rest still uncertain.
To arrest.
A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity;
To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion.
To lay or place at rest; to quiet.
That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue.
To be left; to remain; to continue to be.
Usage Examples
All I want to know is that I can keep this house for the rest of my days and I want to make good music... and have the odd sports car in the garage, obviously!
About half my designs are controlled fantasy, 15 percent are total madness and the rest are bread-and-butter designs.
A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.
A rumor that followed me forever was that my family was in the mafia. For years I had to live with it. They'd call me the mafia princess, so I rolled with it for the rest of high school. People even joke about it today.
A life coach does for the rest of your life what a personal trainer does for your health and fitness.
All artists are people of growth. It's like food, you take the good and leave the rest.
A globalized world is by now a familiar fact of life. Building walls or moats may sound appealing, but the future belongs to those who tend to their people and then boldly engage the rest of the world, near and far.
A store's best advertisement is the service its goods render, for upon such service rest the future, the good-will, of an organization.
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Other Usage ExamplesA Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.
After I had gone through this matter with the President I told him of my condition of health and that my doctors felt that I must take a complete rest and that I thought that that meant leaving the Department finally in a short time.
Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home.
A wife lasts only for the length of the marriage, but an ex-wife is there for the rest of your life.
A promising young man should go into politics so that he can go on promising for the rest of his life.
All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.
America must be the teacher of democracy, not the advertiser of the consumer society. It is unrealistic for the rest of the world to reach the American living standard.
Although in skating you compete with other people, anyone who achieves a certain level of success is first and foremost competing against themselves. And for me the idea that I could always do better, learn more, learn faster, is something that came from skating. But I carried that with me for the rest of my life.
After the atomic bombs were dropped, the war ended and we went into Tokyo Bay with the rest of the fleet, the Missouri and the rest of them, while they signed the terms of surrender that ended the war.
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