rest

of a personanimalRelief 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.”

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.”

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.”

of an objectconceptA 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.”

euphemisticA final position after death.

“She was laid to rest in the village cemetery.”

musicA pause of a specified length in a piece of music.

“Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar.”

musicA written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.

physicsAbsence of motion.

“The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest.”

snookerA 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.”

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.”

A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.

A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.

poetryA 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.

To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.

To come to a pause or an end; end.

To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.

copulativeTo 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.”

To stay, remain, be situated.

“The blame seems to rest with your father.”

To lean, lie, or lay.

“A column rests on its pedestal.”

“I rested my head in my hands.”

legalUSTo 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.”

To sleep; slumber.

To lie dormant.

To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.

To rely or depend on.

“The decision rests on getting a bank loan.”

To be satisfied; to acquiesce.

no objectwith complementTo 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.")”

Not move; be in a resting position