Rest (IPA: /ˈɹɛst/)
| 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. |
| Rest |
Interval of silence in a piece of music, marked by a rest symbol indicating the length of the pause (each rest symbol and name corresponds with a particular note value for length, indicating how long the silence should last) |
| Rest |
For an object being stationary relative to a particular frame of reference or another object .When the position of a body with respect to its surroundings does not change with time it is said to be " at rest " ,relative to another by theory of relativity |
| Rest |
Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation |
| Rest |
Position in Valencian pilota |
| Rest |
Unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virgina |
| Rest Synonyms |
Ease, Repose, Relaxation |
| Rest Synonyms |
Eternal Sleep, Sleep, Eternal Rest, Quietus |
| Rest Synonyms |
Residue, Residuu, Balance, Remainder, Residual |
| Rest Synonyms |
Rest Period, Relief, Respite |
| Rest Synonyms |
Rest On |
| Rest Synonyms |
Catch One's Breath, Take A Breather, Breathe |
| Rest Synonyms |
Lie |
| Rest Synonyms |
Perch, Roost |
| Rest Synonyms |
Pillow |
| Rest Synonyms |
Repose, Reside |
| Rest Synonyms |
Rest |
| Rest Synonyms |
Remain, Stay |
| Rest (Last Name / Surname) |
Rest is the #75,069 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 257 people had that surname. |
| Spanish Translation |
Rest in Spanish is Descanso |
| Tagalog Translation |
Rest in Tagalog is Bakasyon |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " (Roxas and Vexen investigates the rest of the town. After they are finished, they walk along th path they came from)" - Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " (Unless all coup perpetrators) are brought before the courts, Fiji cannot put to rest the ghosts of the coup. (7 May 2005)" - Koila Nailatikau |
| Example Sentence (Quote) ".. .in his fingers he has more skill than any of the rest of us." - Arthur Rubinstein |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " [Reed Richards: But I swear to you that I will spend the rest of my life forgetting you] Think again." - Fictional last words in comic books, graphic novels, and manga |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "A hat should be taken off when greeting a lady, and left off the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat." - Hats |
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