What is the meaning of the word "rest"?
Definitions:
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a pause for relaxation noun
- people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests
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a state of inaction noun
- a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon
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a support on which things can be put noun
- the gun was steadied on a special rest
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be inactive, refrain from acting verb
- The committee is resting over the summer
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euphemism for death, based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb noun
- I was laid to rest beneath my favorite tree.
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give a rest to verb
- I rested my bad leg for an hour after the softball game.
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not move verb
- be in a resting position
Synonyms:
- breathe
- catch one's breath
- eternal rest
- eternal sleep
- lie
- perch
- pillow
- quietus
- relaxation
- relief
- repose
- residual
- roost
- sleep
- stay
- take a breather
NearBy Words:
- rest-cure
- rest-harrow
- restart
- restate
- restatement
- restaurant
- restauranter
- restaurateur
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- restfulness
- restharrow
- restitute
- restitution
- restive
- restively
- restiveness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- restock
- restoration
- restorative
- restore
- restorer
- restrain
- restrained
- restrainer
- restraint
- restrengthen
- restrict
- restricted
- restricting
- restriction
- restrictive
- restrictively
- restrictiveness
- restroom
- restructure