rest
verb
[ rɛst ]
• cease work or movement in order to relax, sleep, or recover strength.
• "he needed to rest after the feverish activity"
Similar:
relax,
take a rest,
ease up/off,
let up,
slow down,
pause,
have/take a break,
unbend,
repose,
laze,
idle,
loaf,
do nothing,
take time off,
slack off,
unwind,
recharge one's batteries,
be at leisure,
take it easy,
sit back,
sit down,
stand down,
lounge,
luxuriate,
loll,
slump,
flop,
put one's feet up,
lie down,
go to bed,
have/take a nap,
nap,
catnap,
doze,
have/take a siesta,
drowse,
sleep,
de-stress,
take five,
have/take a breather,
veg out,
snooze,
snatch forty winks,
get some shut-eye,
kip,
have a kip,
get some kip,
chill out,
kick back,
catch some Zs,
slumber,
• be placed or supported so as to stay in a specified position.
• "her elbow was resting on the arm of the sofa"
Similar:
lie,
be laid,
recline,
repose,
be,
be placed,
be positioned,
be supported by,
be propped up by,
• be based on; depend on.
• "the country's security rested on its alliances"
Similar:
be based on,
be grounded in,
be founded on,
depend on,
be dependent on,
rely on,
hinge on,
turn on,
hang on,
pivot on,
be contingent on,
revolve around,
centre on,
• conclude presentation of either party's case in a suit or prosecution.
• "the prosecution rests"
rest
noun
• an instance or period of resting.
• "you look as though you need a rest"
Similar:
repose,
relaxation,
leisure,
ease,
inactivity,
respite,
time off,
time out,
breathing space,
sleep,
period of relaxation,
period of repose,
nap,
doze,
siesta,
shut-eye,
snooze,
lie-down,
forty winks,
kip,
slumber,
break,
pause,
interval,
interlude,
intermission,
recess,
holiday,
vacation,
breather,
vacay,
• an interval of silence of a specified duration.
• an object that is used to support something.
• "a shoulder rest"
Similar:
stand,
base,
holder,
support,
stay,
prop,
brace,
rack,
hook,
frame,
shelf,
bracket,
trestle,
tripod,
plinth,
pedestal,
foundation,
bed,
foot,
substructure,
Origin:
Old English ræst, rest (noun), ræstan, restan (verb), of Germanic origin, from a root meaning ‘league’ or ‘mile’ (referring to a distance after which one rests).
rest
noun
• the remaining part of something.
• "what do you want to do for the rest of your life?"
• a small, detached portion of an organ or tissue.
• a rally in real tennis.
rest
verb
• remain or be left in a specified condition.
• "you can rest assured she will do everything she can"
Similar:
remain,
continue to be,
stay,
keep,
persist in being,
carry on being,
go on being,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French reste (noun), rester (verb), from Latin restare ‘remain’, from re- ‘back’ + stare ‘to stand’.
at rest
• not moving or exerting oneself.
• "uncurl so your arms and legs are at rest"
