What part of speech is rests?

Rests can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. rests is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of rest (infinitive).
  • 2. rests is a noun, plural of rest.

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Verb

Noun

What does rests mean?

Definitions

Verb
rest - not move; be in a resting position
rest - be at rest
rest - take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
rest - give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"
rest - put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; "Rest your head on my shoulder"
rest - be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer"
rest - be inherent or innate in;
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"
rest - sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"
rest - rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head"
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"

Noun
rest - freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
rest - a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest"
rest - a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
rest - a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"
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"
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"
rest - a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
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Examples of rests

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1. verb from my understanding, if its heated from the bottom, my snake risks burning its belly if it burrows and rests directly on top of the glass over the heater unless i buy some of that reptile carpet to put under the substrate, but it has better heat distribution.
2. verb Science rests upon observation.
3. verb It rests on your decision.
4. verb It rests with you to decide whom to choose for the job.
5. verb The conclusion rests on a solid basis.
6. verb For this reason, the credibility of the book's authors rests on the credibility of their sources.
7. verb It rests with you to decide.
8. verb The decision rests with him.
9. verb Modern civilization rests on a foundation of science and education.
10. verb The prosperity of a nation largely rests to its young men.
11. verb The final decision rests with the students themselves.
12. verb The final decision rests with the president.
13. verb The blame rests with the cook.
14. verb His life rests on her.
15. verb The oligarchic character of the modern English commonwealth does not rest, like many oligarchies, on the cruelty of the rich to the poor. It does not even rest on the kindness of the rich to the poor. It rests on the perennial and unfailing kindness of the poor to the rich.
16. noun The gun was steadied on a special rest.
17. noun A body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon.
18. noun She was laid to rest beside her husband.
19. noun He threw away the rest.
20. noun Most people haven't gone to work the last few days, although it seems that the rest of Baghdad is 'normal' (if you can define what normal is).
21. noun It is a daily routine to hear the same leader making opposite statements in Arabic to his people and in English to the rest of the world.
22. noun Attached is a forecast for the rest of the summer for the X (NWP and PGT).
23. noun So the last weekend in January would work well (and I will need a rest from formal affairs!).
24. noun FYI, we had an instructive rest of the conference call on Friday with Sue and Robbie et al.
25. noun A team of San Diego's best anti-trust and class action attorneys has been assembled to take on the electric generators and marketers in California state court in an effort to return the electricity overcharges that have battered San Diego and the rest of California this year.
26. noun Will the housing market in Dallas begin booming like the rest of the nation has due to the influx of buyers?
27. noun This is the year you'll want to take stock of your career and ask yourself if you're doing the work you want to do for the rest of your life.
28. noun For the most part, your outward life this year will go in fits and starts - alternating periods of intense activity with times of welcome rest.
29. noun And, a relationship you begin now will last a very long time - like, for the rest of your life.
30. noun It came from Liverpool, that was the port base to the Titanic, destroyed by God because of the arrogant insult of captain Smith (also from Liverpool): "Not even God can sink my ship" (not only the captain, but also the rest of the crew and even the orchestra playing at the Titanic were from Liverpool).
Sentence  
verb
from my understanding, if its heated from the bottom, my snake risks burning its belly if it burrows and rests directly on top of the glass over the heater unless i buy some of that reptile carpet to put under the substrate, but it has better heat distribution.
Science rests upon observation.
It rests on your decision.
It rests with you to decide whom to choose for the job.
The conclusion rests on a solid basis.
For this reason, the credibility of the book's authors rests on the credibility of their sources.
It rests with you to decide.
The decision rests with him.
Modern civilization rests on a foundation of science and education.
The prosperity of a nation largely rests to its young men.
The final decision rests with the students themselves.
The final decision rests with the president.
The blame rests with the cook.
His life rests on her.
The oligarchic character of the modern English commonwealth does not rest, like many oligarchies, on the cruelty of the rich to the poor. It does not even rest on the kindness of the rich to the poor. It rests on the perennial and unfailing kindness of the poor to the rich.
noun
The gun was steadied on a special rest.
A body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon.
She was laid to rest beside her husband.
He threw away the rest.
Most people haven't gone to work the last few days, although it seems that the rest of Baghdad is 'normal' (if you can define what normal is).
It is a daily routine to hear the same leader making opposite statements in Arabic to his people and in English to the rest of the world.
Attached is a forecast for the rest of the summer for the X (NWP and PGT).
So the last weekend in January would work well (and I will need a rest from formal affairs!).
FYI, we had an instructive rest of the conference call on Friday with Sue and Robbie et al.
A team of San Diego's best anti-trust and class action attorneys has been assembled to take on the electric generators and marketers in California state court in an effort to return the electricity overcharges that have battered San Diego and the rest of California this year.
Will the housing market in Dallas begin booming like the rest of the nation has due to the influx of buyers?
This is the year you'll want to take stock of your career and ask yourself if you're doing the work you want to do for the rest of your life.
For the most part, your outward life this year will go in fits and starts - alternating periods of intense activity with times of welcome rest.
And, a relationship you begin now will last a very long time - like, for the rest of your life.
It came from Liverpool, that was the port base to the Titanic, destroyed by God because of the arrogant insult of captain Smith (also from Liverpool): "Not even God can sink my ship" (not only the captain, but also the rest of the crew and even the orchestra playing at the Titanic were from Liverpool).
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