Definition:
- (v. t.) To arrest.
- (n.) A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind.
- (n.) Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security.
- (n.) Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.
- (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.
- (n.) A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance.
- (n.) A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
- (n.) A short pause in reading verse; a c/sura.
- (n.) The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account.
- (n.) A set or game at tennis.
- (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.
- (n.) To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion.
- (n.) To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still.
- (n.) To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch.
- (n.) To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal.
- (n.) To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.
- (n.) To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.
- (n.) To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
- (v. t.) To lay or place at rest; to quiet.
- (v. t.) To place, as on a support; to cause to lean.
- (n.) That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue.
- (n.) Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
- (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.
- (v. i.) To be left; to remain; to continue to be.
Compare rest with other words:
fest vs. rest
reft vs. rest
pest vs. rest
reso vs. rest
lest vs. rest
rest vs. ret
rest vs. wait
cest vs. rest
rest vs. revive
rest vs. vest
res vs. rest
drest vs. rest
prest vs. rest
brest vs. rest
nest vs. rest
rest vs. rost
rest vs. yest
crest vs. rest
hest vs. rest
reit vs. rest
rent vs. rest
best vs. rest
est vs. rest
jest vs. rest
rest vs. rust
rest vs. test
rest vs. west
residue vs. rest
reminder vs. rest
leisure vs. rest
rest vs. stationary
rest vs. zest
period vs. rest
courage vs. rest
rest vs. wanger
nooning vs. rest
gest vs. rest
jingal vs. rest
rest vs. resty
rest vs. soap
catalogue vs. rest
live vs. rest
following vs. rest
change vs. rest
identify vs. rest
category vs. rest
content vs. rest
refreshment vs. rest
ecstasy vs. rest
rapture vs. rest
recess vs. rest
interval vs. rest
rest vs. superincumbent
rest vs. stagnate
rest vs. rice
footboard vs. rest
inaction vs. rest
rest vs. stirrup
insistent vs. rest
jubilee vs. rest
rest vs. unflagging
chillout vs. rest
hydrostatics vs. rest
respite vs. rest
leftover vs. rest
rest vs. resting
remaining vs. rest
rest vs. restlessness
footing vs. rest
footrest vs. rest
quiescence vs. rest
gallows vs. rest
motionless vs. rest
insist vs. rest
equilibrium vs. rest
rest vs. silent
remnant vs. rest
rest vs. wrest
pillow vs. rest
continue vs. rest
keep vs. rest
fermata vs. rest
propel vs. rest
ease vs. rest
measure vs. rest
rest vs. seat
lave vs. rest
erst vs. rest
asset vs. rest
balance vs. rest
dividend vs. rest
equalize vs. rest
bank vs. rest
fund vs. rest
reserved vs. rest
rest vs. surplus
rest vs. rip
remains vs. rest
nap vs. rest
put vs. rest
place vs. rest
reside vs. rest
breather vs. rest
relieve vs. rest
relax vs. rest
dormant vs. rest
die vs. rest
outcome vs. rest
rest vs. trial
proceeding vs. rest
advocacy vs. rest
lie vs. rest
lay vs. rest
remain vs. rest
lean vs. rest
end vs. rest
desist vs. rest
cease vs. rest
rest vs. stop
rest vs. restroom
rest vs. restless
rest vs. restful
bridge vs. rest
rest vs. support
rest vs. stillness
cradle vs. rest
rest vs. silence
peace vs. rest
rest vs. roo
repose vs. rest
design vs. rest
rest vs. slumber
cue vs. rest
rest vs. score
rest vs. symbol
rest vs. written
death vs. rest
pause vs. rest
position vs. rest
final vs. rest
completion vs. rest
inactivity vs. rest
concept vs. rest
object vs. rest
annoyance vs. rest
rest vs. tranquility
anxiety vs. rest
freedom vs. rest
rest vs. worry
relaxation vs. rest
quiet vs. rest
rest vs. state
exertion vs. rest
rest vs. work
animal vs. rest
person vs. rest
motion vs. rest
rest vs. veg
identity vs. rest
remainder vs. rest
allay vs. rest
alight vs. rest
rest vs. vacation
asleep vs. rest
rest vs. tired
home vs. rest
perch vs. rest
rest vs. wind
rest vs. swear
rest vs. set
rest vs. ride
rest vs. stay
rest vs. sleep
rest vs. spell
break vs. rest
activity vs. rest
breathe vs. rest
breath vs. rest
five vs. rest
free vs. rest