1rest1 (rɛst
)
Definitions
noun
- relaxation from exertion or labour
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a rest period
- repose; sleep
- any relief or refreshment, as from worry or something troublesome
- calm; tranquillity
- death regarded as repose ⇒
eternal rest
- cessation from motion
- See at rest
- a pause or interval
- a mark in a musical score indicating a pause of specific duration
- prosody a pause in or at the end of a line; caesura
- a shelter or lodging ⇒
a seaman's rest
- a thing or place on which to put something for support or to steady it; prop
- billiards snooker any of various special poles used as supports for the cue in shots that cannot be made using the hand as a support
- See come to rest
- See lay to rest
- See set someone's mind at rest
verb
- to take or give rest, as by sleeping, lying down, etc
- to place or position (oneself, etc) for rest or relaxation
- (tr) to place or position for support or steadying ⇒
to rest one's elbows on the table
- (intr) to be at ease; be calm
- to cease or cause to cease from motion or exertion; halt
- to lie dead and buried
- (intr) to remain without further attention or action ⇒
let the matter rest
- to direct (one's eyes) or (of one's eyes) to be directed ⇒
her eyes rested on the sleeping child
- to depend or cause to depend; base; rely ⇒
the whole argument rests on one crucial fact
- to place or be placed, as blame, censure, etc
- to put pastry in a cool place to allow the gluten to contract
- (intr; foll by with, on, upon, etc) to be a responsibility (of) ⇒
it rests with us to apportion blame
- law to finish the introduction of evidence in (a case)
- See rest on one's laurels
- See rest on one's oars
Alternative Forms
ˈrester nounWord Origin
Old English ræst, reste , of Germanic origin; related to Gothic rasta a mile, Old Norse röst mileSynonyms
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relax,
sleep,
take it easy,
lie down,
idle,
nap,
be calm
doze,
sit down,
slumber,
kip,
snooze,
laze,
lie still be at ease put your feet up take a nap
drowse,
mellow out have a snooze refresh yourself
outspan,
zizz,
have forty winks take your ease
=
stop,
have a break
break off,
take a breather
stay,
halt,
cease,
discontinue,
knock off,
desist,
come to a standstill
=
pause,
break,
breather,
time off,
stop,
holiday,
halt,
interval,
vacation,
respite,
lull,
interlude,
cessation,
breathing space,
intermission,
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refreshment,
release,
relief,
ease,
comfort,
cure,
remedy,
solace,
balm,
deliverance,
mitigation,
abatement,
alleviation,
easement,
palliation,
assuagement,
2rest2 (rɛst)
Word Origin
C15: from Old French rester to remain, from Latin rēstāre , from re- + stāre to standTranslations
- British English:
rest
The rest is the parts of something that are left.Who ate the rest of the cake?rɛst DETERMINER Who ate the rest of the cake?
- Spanish:
reposo
nm
- French:
repos
nm
- German:
Pause
nf
- Chinese: 休息 n
- Arabic: راحَة n
- Portuguese: descanso nm
- Russian: отдых nm
- Croatian: ostatak nm
- Czech: odpočinek nm
- Danish: hvile nutr
- Dutch: rust n
- Finnish: lepo n
- Greek: ανάπαυση nf
- Italian: riposo nm
- Japanese: 休み n
- Korean: 휴식 n
- Norwegian: rest nm
- Polish: odpoczynek nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: resto nm
- European Spanish:
reposo
nm
- Swedish: vilopaus nutr
- Thai: การพักผ่อน n
- Turkish: dinlenme n
- Vietnamese: sự nghỉ ngơi n
- British English:
rest
If you rest or if you rest your body, you sit or lie down and do not do anything active for a while.My grandmother always rests in the afternoon.rɛst VERB My grandmother always rests in the afternoon.
- Spanish:
reposar
v
- French:
se reposer
vi
- German:
ruhen
v
- Chinese: 休息 vi
- Arabic: يَسْتَريحُ vi
- Portuguese: descansar vi
- Russian: отдыхать vi
- Croatian: odmoriti v
- Czech: odpočinout (si) vi odpočívat
- Danish: hvile (sig) v
- Dutch: uitrusten vi
- Finnish: levätä v
- Greek: αναπαύομαι v
- Italian: riposare v
- Japanese: 休む v
- Korean: 쉬다 vi
- Norwegian: hvile v
- Polish: odpocząć vi odpoczywać
- Brazilian Portuguese: descansar-se vi
- European Spanish:
reposar
v
- Swedish: vila vi
- Thai: พักผ่อน vi
- Turkish: dinlenmek vi
- Vietnamese: nghỉ ngơi v
Usage examples
She stopped moving to try to think more clearly, and she was surprised by how much her body needed the rest.
, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)As a result this has placed upward pressure on prices in the area and in the rest of the Tyne Valley.
Country Life (2004)We can expect more of the same for the rest of the week, according to forecasters at Met Éireann.
Irish Times (2002)Their only policy is separation of Scotland from the rest of the United Kingdom.
Glasgow Herald (2001)By the time he died in 1882, churchmen allowed Darwin to rest in Westminster Abbey.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)