see also: REST
Pronunciation Etymology 1
From Middle English rest, reste, from Old English ræst, from Proto-West Germanic *rastu, from Proto-Germanic *rastō, from Proto-Indo-European *ros-, *res-, *erH-.
Nounrest
- (uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
- I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night.
- The sun sets, and the workers go to their rest.
- Synonyms: sleep, slumber
- (countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
- We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back.
- Synonyms: break, repose, time off
- (uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
- It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while.
- Synonyms: peace, quiet, roo, silence, stillness, tranquility
- (uncountable, of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
- The boulder came to rest just behind the house after rolling down the mountain.
- The ocean was finally at rest.
- Now that we're all in agreement, we can put that issue to rest.
- (euphemistic, uncountable) A final position after death. Also, death itself: "Not alone, not alone would I go to my rest in the heart of the love..." -- George William Russell ("Love")
- She was laid to rest in the village cemetery.
- Synonyms: peace
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(music, countable) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music. - Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar.
- Hyponyms: breve rest, demisemiquaver rest, hemidemisemiquaver rest, minim rest, quaver rest, semibreve rest, semiquaver rest
- (music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
- (physics, uncountable) Absence of motion.
- The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest.
- Antonyms: motion
- (snooker, countable) A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
- Higgins can't quite reach the white with his cue, so he'll be using the rest.
- Hypernyms: bridge
- (countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.
- She put the phone receiver back in its rest.
- He placed his hands on the arm rests of the chair.
- Synonyms: cradle, support
- Hyponyms: arm rest, elbow rest, foot rest, head rest, leg rest, neck rest, wrist rest
- A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
- 1700, [John] Dryden, “The Flower and the Leaf: Or, The Lady in the Arbour. A Vision.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC ↗:
- their visors closed, their lances in the rest
- A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
- c. 1851, Catholicus (pen name of John Henry Newman, letter in The Times
- halfway houses and travellers' rests
- 1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC ↗; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC ↗:
- in dust our final rest, and native home
- c. 1851, Catholicus (pen name of John Henry Newman, letter in The Times
- (poetry) A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
- The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.
- (dated) A set or game at tennis.
- French: repos
- German: Ruhe, Erholung
- Italian: riposo
- Portuguese: repouso, descanso
- Russian: о́тдых
- Spanish: reposo
- French: repos
- German: Pause
- Italian: riposo
- Portuguese: descanso, repouso
- Russian: о́тдых
- Spanish: descanso, reposo, holganza
- French: paix, repos, (literary) quiétude
- German: Ruhe
- Italian: pace
- Portuguese: paz, tranquilidade
- Russian: поко́й
- Spanish: reposo
- French: reposoir
- German: Hilfsqueue
- Russian: подста́вка
- Spanish: puente mecánico
- French: gîte
From Middle English resten, from Old English restan, from Proto-West Germanic *rastijan, from Proto-Indo-European *ros-, *res-, *erH-.
Verbrest (rests, present participle resting; simple past and past participle rested)
- (intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
- (intransitive) To come to a pause or an end; end.
- (intransitive) To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
- 1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC ↗; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC ↗:
- There rest, if any rest can harbour there.
- (intransitive, transitive, reflexive, copulative) To be or to put into a state of rest.
- My day's work is over; now I will rest.
- We need to rest the horses before we ride any further.
- I shall not rest until I have uncovered the truth.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte d'Arthur, Book X:
- And thereby at a pryory they rested them all nyght.
- (intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated.
- The blame seems to rest with your father.
- (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To lean, lie, or lay.
- A column rests on its pedestal.
- I rested my head in my hands.
- She rested against my shoulder.
- I rested against the wall for a minute.
- (intransitive, transitive, legal, US) To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)
- The defense rests, your Honor.
- I rest my case.
- (intransitive) To sleep; slumber.
- (intransitive) To lie dormant.
- (intransitive) To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
- (intransitive) To rely or depend on.
- The decision rests on getting a bank loan.
- 1700, John Dryden, Sigismonda and Guiscardo:
- On him I rested, after long debate, / And not without considering, fixed fate.
- To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
- (lie down and take repose, especially by sleeping) relax
- (give rest to) relieve
- (stop working) have a breather, pause, take a break, take time off, take time out
- (be situated) be, lie, remain, reside, stay
- (transitive: lean, lay) lay, lean, place, put
- (intransitive: lie, lean) lean, lie
- French: reposer, faire une pause
- German: ruhen, erholen
- Italian: riposarsi, riposare
- Portuguese: descansar, repousar
- Russian: отдыха́ть
- Spanish: descansar, reposar
- French: cesser
- French: rester
- Russian: остава́ться
- French: reposer
- Italian: appoggiarsi, posarsi
From Middle English reste, from Old French reste, from Old French rester, from Latin restō, from re- + stō.
Pronunciation Nounrest (uncountable)
(uncountable) That which remains. - Synonyms: lave, remainder
- She ate some of the food, but was not hungry enough to eat it all, so she put the rest in the refrigerator to finish later.
- Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
- 1676, Bishop Stillingfleet, A Defence of the Discourse Concerning the Idolatry Practised in the Church of Rome:
- Plato and the rest of the philosophers
- 1697, Virgil, translated by John Dryden, The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC ↗:
- Arm'd like the rest, the Trojan prince appears.
- 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter XI, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC ↗:
- The rest of us were engaged in various occupations: Mr. Trevor relating experiences of steamboat days on the Ohio to Mrs. Cooke; Miss Trevor buried in a serial in the Century; and Farrar and I taking an inventory of the fishing-tackle, when we were startled by a loud and profane ejaculation.
- (UK, finance) 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.
- (that which remains) See also Thesaurus:remainder
- French: reste
- German: Rest
- Italian: resto
- Portuguese: resto, sobra
- Russian: оста́ток
- Spanish: resto, sobra, demás
From Middle English resten, from Old French rester, from Latin restō.
Verbrest (rests, present participle resting; simple past and past participle rested)
- (no object, with complement) To continue to be, remain, be left in a certain way.
- You can rest assured that a sick child will say when it's again ready to eat, so it won't starve and doesn't need to be cajoled into eating.
- Rest you merry. "Be glad, be joyful"; later: "Good luck to you."
- (transitive, obsolete) To keep a certain way.
- God rest you merry, gentlemen. "May God grant you happiness and peace, gentlemen"; literally: "May God keep you happy and in peace, gentlemen."
Aphetic form of arrest.
Verbrest (rests, present participle resting; simple past and past participle rested)
- (obsolete, transitive, colloquial) To arrest.
REST
Pronunciation Noun
rest (uncountable)
- (computing) Acronym of representational state transfer
- (linguistics) Acronym of Generative grammar#Revised extended standard theory (1973–1976)
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