Rest
[rest] or [rɛst]
Definition
(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.) 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'.
(verb.) be at rest.
(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.) 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;.
Editor: Maureen--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
Typist: Nelly
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Repose, quiet, quiescence, ease.[2]. Peace, tranquillity, peacefulness, security, stillness.[3]. Pause, cæsura, intermission, stop, stay.[4]. Remainder, residue, remnant, residuum, BALANCE.[5]. Others.
v. n. [1]. Stop, pause, halt, hold, breathe, desist, cease, come to a stand, stand still, come to a stand-still, lie by, keep quiet, lie on one's oars.[2]. Repose, relax, unbend, take rest, take breath, take one's ease, be at ease, be quiet, fold one's arms, take it easy.[3]. Sleep, slumber.[4]. Acquiesce, confide, trust, be satisfied.[5]. Lean, recline, bottom, stand on, be supported, be based on.
Checked by Ellen
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Quiet, repose, cessation, tranquillity, peace, security, pause, interval,intermission
ANT:Tumult, commotion, agitation, disquiet, unrest, insecurity, continuity,uninterruptedness, progression, restlessness
Checker: Polly
Definition
v.t. (coll.) to arrest.
n. that which remains after the separation of a part: remainder: others: balance of assets above liabilities.—v.i. to remain.—For the rest as regards other matters.
n. cessation from motion or disturbance: peace: quiet: sleep: the final sleep or death: place of rest as an inn &c.: repose: release: security: tranquillity: stay: that on which anything rests or is supported: a pause of the voice in reading: (mus.) an interval between tones also its mark: in ancient armour a projection from the cuirass to support the lance: a quick and continued returning of the ball at tennis: in the game of primero the final stake made by the player.—v.i. to cease from action or labour: to be still: to repose: to sleep: to be dead: to be supported: to lean or trust: to be satisfied: to come to an end: to be undisturbed: to take rest: to lie: to trust: (law) to terminate voluntarily the adducing of evidence: to be in the power of as 'it rests with you.'—v.t. to lay at rest: to quiet: to place on a support.—n. Rest′-cure the treatment of exhaustion by isolation in bed.—adj. Rest′ful (Shak.) being at rest quiet giving rest.—adv. Rest′fully in a state of rest.—ns. Rest′fulness the state or quality of being restful: quietness; Rest′-house a house of rest for travellers in India a dak-bungalow Rest′iness (obs.) sluggishness.—adj. Rest′ing-ow′ing (Scots law) indebted.—ns. Rest′ing-place a place of security or of rest the grave: in building a landing in a staircase; Rest′ing-spore a spore which germinates after a period of dormancy; Rest′ing-stage -state a state of suspended activity as of woody plants bulbs; Rest′ing-while a period of leisure.—At rest applied to a body means having no velocity with respect to that on which the body stands.
Checker: Merle
Unserious Contents or Definition
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Edited by Gertrude
Examples
- But thy rest agen to-morrow's work, my dear. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- As to all the rest, he was humble and contrite, and I never knew him complain. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- It looks as if the old man's spirit had found rest at last; don't it? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- A hard-working man, and not overstrong, he would return to his home from the machine-shop where he was employed, and throw himself on the bed night after night to rest. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Pray ask him for them, and keep them for me, together with the rest. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- For example, I said, can the same thing be at rest and in motion at the same time in the same part? Plato. The Republic.
- Hence, provision was made for carrying a large stock of oil, and for giving a certain period of rest to that already used. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He had not read far when he rested his head upon his two hands--to hide his face from me. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- They rested on some straw in a loft until the middle of the night, and then rode forward again when all the town was asleep. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- I fear your ladyship rested badly last night, I remarked, after waiting a little. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Rested and refreshed, we took the rail happy and contented. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- After a while I said, Let's go on if you're rested. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- These guns for the most part were so heavy that they had to be rested on some object to be fired. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- When all was completed the great staging was removed, and the mighty tube rested alone and secure upon its massive wedge-faced piers rising from the bedrock of the flood below. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The Spy withdrew, and Carton seated himself at the table, resting his forehead on his hands. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Laura was sitting alone at the far end of the room, her arms resting wearily on a table, and her face hidden in her hands. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Throwing these into distance, rose, in the foreground, a head,--a colossal head, inclined towards the iceberg, and resting against it. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- With these words, the matron dropped into her chair, and, once more resting her elbow on the table, thought of her solitary fate. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- She stood silent, resting her thin elbows on the mantelpiece, her profile reflected in the glass behind her. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Her resting-place was at a certain stile under a certain old thorn. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- At this point, where my pipe is now resting, a county constable was on duty from twelve to six. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- This arrangement was generally satisfactory, but the resistance-boxes scattered about the platform and foot-rests being in the way, Edison directed that some No. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Well, it rests with you to show it; and heaven knows there's nothing to keep you back. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- But the mind rests not here. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- The one on whom all responsibility rests is apt to endure the most. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The circumstance on which my story rests was suggested in casual conversation. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- He is an awakening man; he ought to see Miss Crawley before she rests this night. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Darkness rests upon Tom-All-Alone's. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
Typed by Carolyn