Definition of rests Rests
/ɹɛˈsts/ - [rests] -
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What does rests mean?
Wiktionary 
- rests (Noun)
Plural of rest.
Part of speech
🔤WordNet
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| rest - freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool" | ||
| ease, repose, relaxation | ||
| inactivity being inactive; being less active | ||
| bed rest, bedrest confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons) | ||
| laziness relaxed and easy activity; "the laziness of the day helped her to relax" | ||
| lie-in a long stay in bed in the morning | ||
| dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, sleeping a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy" | ||
| rest - a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest" | ||
| support a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support" | ||
| armrest a support for the arm | ||
| chin rest a rest on which a violinist can place the chin | ||
| rest - a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration | ||
| musical notation (music) notation used by musicians | ||
| whole rest a musical rest equal in duration to four beats in common time | ||
| half rest a musical rest having the time value of half a whole rest or equal in duration to two beats in common time | ||
| rest - a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon" | ||
| inaction, inactiveness, inactivity the state of being inactive | ||
| 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" | ||
| eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep, quietus | ||
| rest - 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" | ||
| remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum | ||
| component part, component, constituent, portion, part an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" | ||
| rest - a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" | ||
| respite, relief, rest period | ||
| intermission, pause, interruption, suspension, break the act of suspending activity temporarily | ||
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| rest - not move; be in a resting position | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
| lean against, lean on, rest on rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired" | ||
| build on, build upon, repose on, rest on be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?" | ||
| kneel rest one's weight on one's knees; "In church you have to kneel during parts of the service" | ||
| stand up, stand defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student" | ||
| rest - be at rest | ||
| be active, move be in a state of action; "she is always moving" | ||
| recumb, recline, repose lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch" | ||
| catch some z's, kip, log z's, slumber, sleep be asleep | ||
| drowse be on the verge of sleeping; "The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class" | ||
| rest - take a short break from one's activities in order to relax | ||
| breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather | ||
| intermit, pause, break cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" | ||
| rest - give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment" | ||
| catch one's breath, take a breather, breathe, rest draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" | ||
| blow exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down" | ||
| rest - put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; "Rest your head on my shoulder" | ||
| position, lay, pose, put, place, set cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation | ||
| rest - be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer" | ||
| hibernate sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves" | ||
| rest - be inherent or innate in; | ||
| reside, repose | ||
| inhere in, attach to be part of; "This problem inheres in the design" | ||
| rest - 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" | ||
| stay, remain | ||
| change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
| keep out remain outside | ||
| sit tight maintain the same position; wait it out; "Let's not make a decision--let's sit tight" | ||
| stay together, stick together be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble; "The two families stuck together throughout the war" | ||
| stand have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?" | ||
| stay fresh, keep maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
| rest - sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree" | ||
| perch, roost | ||
| sit down, sit take a seat | ||
| rest - rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head" | ||
| pillow | ||
| position, lay, pose, put, place, set cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation | ||
| 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" | ||
| lie | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
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Wiktionary
- rest (Noun)
Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep. - rest (Noun)
Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation. - rest (Noun)
Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility. - rest (Noun)
A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion. - rest (Noun)
A final position after death. - rest (Noun)
A pause of a specified length in a piece of music. - rest (Noun)
A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music . - rest (Noun)
Absence of motion. - rest (Noun)
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. - rest (Noun)
Any object designed to be used to support something else. - rest (Noun)
That which remains. - rest (Verb)
To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion. - rest (Verb)
To come to a pause or an end; end. - rest (Verb)
To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed. - rest (Verb)
To be or to put into a state of rest. - rest (Verb)
To stay, remain, be situated. - rest (Verb)
To lean, lie, or lay. - rest (Verb)
To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome. - rest (Verb)
To sleep; slumber. - rest (Verb)
To lie dormant. - rest (Verb)
To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead. - rest (Verb)
To remain.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- rest (v. t.)
To arrest. - rest (n.)
A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind. - rest (n.)
Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security. - rest (n.)
Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death. - rest (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. - rest (n.)
A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance. - rest (n.)
A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode. - rest (n.)
A short pause in reading verse; a c/sura. - rest (n.)
The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. - rest (n.)
A set or game at tennis. - rest (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. - rest (n.)
To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion. - rest (n.)
To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still. - rest (n.)
To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch. - rest (n.)
To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal. - rest (n.)
To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead. - rest (n.)
To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise. - rest (n.)
To be satisfied; to acquiesce. - rest (v. t.)
To lay or place at rest; to quiet. - rest (v. t.)
To place, as on a support; to cause to lean. - rest (n.)
That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue. - rest (n.)
Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others. - rest (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. - rest (v. i.)
To be left; to remain; to continue to be.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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To stay the same; to remain in a certain state. -
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What remains of a whole, of a greater quantity. -
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To cease working, moving or thinking for some time in order to relieve fatigue. -
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Relief from work or other activity or responsibility.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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rest
A pole with an iron fork at the top for the support of the old heavy musket.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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In tactics, a word of command whereby the men are brought to a position of rest; as, parade rest, in place rest.
Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡
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rest
A trade in which every hobo holds a Union Card for life.
