REST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rest mean? 

• REST (noun)
  The noun REST has 7 senses:

1. something left after other parts have been taken away

2. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

3. a pause for relaxation

4. a state of inaction

5. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

6. a support on which things can be put

7. a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

  Familiarity information: REST used as a noun is common.

• REST (verb)
  The verb REST has 11 senses:

1. not move; be in a resting position

2. take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

3. give a rest to

4. have a place in relation to something else

5. be at rest

6. stay the same; remain in a certain state

7. be inherent or innate in

8. put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

9. sit, as on a branch

10. rest on or as if on a pillow

11. be inactive, refrain from acting

  Familiarity information: REST used as a verb is familiar.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Something left after other parts have been taken away

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Synonyms:

balance; remainder; residual; residue; residuum; rest

Context example:

he took what he wanted and I got the balance

Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):

component; component part; constituent; part; portion (something determined in relation to something that includes it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rest"):

leftover; remnant (a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

ease; relaxation; repose; rest

Context example:

took his repose by the swimming pool

Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):

inactivity (being inactive; being less active)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rest"):

laziness (relaxed and easy activity)

lie-in (a long stay in bed in the morning)

dormancy; quiescence; quiescency; sleeping (quiet and inactive restfulness)

leisure (freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity)

bed rest; bedrest (confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons))

Derivation:

rest (be inactive, refrain from acting)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A pause for relaxation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

relief; respite; rest; rest period

Context example:

people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests

Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):

break; intermission; interruption; pause; suspension (a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rest"):

breath; breather; breathing place; breathing space; breathing spell; breathing time (a short respite)

Derivation:

rest (take a short break from one's activities in order to relax)

rest (give a rest to)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A state of inaction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon

Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):

inaction; inactiveness; inactivity (the state of being inactive)

Derivation:

rest (give a rest to)

rest (not move; be in a resting position)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

eternal rest; eternal sleep; quietus; rest; sleep

Context example:

they had to put their family pet to sleep

Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):

death (the absence of life or state of being dead)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A support on which things can be put

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

the gun was steadied on a special rest

Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):

support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rest"):

armrest (a support for the arm)

chin rest (a rest on which a violinist can place the chin)

headrest (a rest for the head)

Derivation:

rest (rest on or as if on a pillow)

rest (sit, as on a branch)

rest (put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying)

Sense 7

Meaning:

A musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):

musical notation ((music) notation used by musicians)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rest"):

whole rest (a musical rest equal in duration to four beats in common time)

half rest (a musical rest having the time value of half a whole rest or equal in duration to two beats in common time)

quarter rest (a musical rest having one-fourth the time value of a whole rest)

• REST (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not move; be in a resting position

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):

be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rest"):

kneel (rest one's weight on one's knees)

stand; stand up (be standing; be upright)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue rest

Also:

rest on (rest on for support)

rest on (be based on; of theories and claims, for example)

Derivation:

rest (a state of inaction)

rester (a person who rests)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

breathe; catch one's breath; rest; take a breather

Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):

break; intermit; pause (cease an action temporarily)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue rest

Derivation:

rest (a pause for relaxation)

rester (a person who rests)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Give a rest to

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

Rest the dogs for a moment

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rest"):

blow (allow to regain its breath)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Also:

rest (take a short break from one's activities in order to relax)

Derivation:

rest (a state of inaction)

rester (a person who rests)

rest (a pause for relaxation)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Have a place in relation to something else

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

lie; rest

Context example:

The responsibility rests with the Allies

Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):

be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)

Verb group:

lie (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 5

Meaning:

Be at rest

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):

recline; recumb; repose (lean in a comfortable resting position)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rest"):

catch some Z's; kip; log Z's; sleep; slumber (be asleep)

drowse (be on the verge of sleeping)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue rest

Antonym:

be active (be in a state of action)

Derivation:

rester (a person who rests)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Stay the same; remain in a certain state

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

remain; rest; stay

Context example:

The bad weather continued for another week

Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):

be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rest"):

keep out (remain outside)

sit tight (maintain the same position; wait it out)

stay together; stick together (be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble)

stand (remain inactive or immobile)

keep; stay fresh (fail to spoil or rot)

be (to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective

Sense 7

Meaning:

Be inherent or innate in

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

repose; reside; rest

Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):

attach to; inhere in (be part of)

Sentence frame:

Something is ----ing PP

Sense 8

Meaning:

Put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

Rest your head on my shoulder

Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):

lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something PP

Sentence example:

They rest their rifles on the cabinet

Derivation:

rest (a support on which things can be put)

Sense 9

Meaning:

Sit, as on a branch

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

perch; rest; roost

Context example:

The birds perched high in the tree

Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):

sit; sit down (be seated)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence examples:

Some big birds rest in the tree
There rest some big birds in the tree

Derivation:

rest (a support on which things can be put)

Sense 10

Meaning:

Rest on or as if on a pillow

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

pillow; rest

Context example:

pillow your head

Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):

lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

rest (a support on which things can be put)

Sense 11

Meaning:

Be inactive, refrain from acting

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

The committee is resting over the summer

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rest"):

hibernate (be in an inactive or dormant state)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Derivation:

rest (freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility))

 Context examples 

It is closed at rest and opens during swallowing, sneezing, and yawning.

(Murine Eustachian Tube, NCI Thesaurus)

Symptoms, physical examination results, and/or laboratory rest results related to the muscles and bones.

(Musculoskeletal Finding, NCI Thesaurus)

The muscle weakness gets worse during activity, and improves after periods of rest.

(Myasthenia Gravis, NCI Dictionary)

It was by this time dark; I heard the clocks strike ten, as I sat resting.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Here was neither peace, nor rest, nor a moment’s safety.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

The weakness gets worse with activity, and better with rest..

(Myasthenia Gravis, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

The region that connects the head to the rest of the body.

(Neck, NCI Thesaurus)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) Prevented you from feeling rested upon waking in the morning?

(OAB-q - Prevented You From Feeling Rested Upon Waking, NCI Thesaurus)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire Short Form (OAB-q Short Form) Interfered with your ability to get a good night's rest?

(OAB-q Short Form - Interfered with a Good Night's Rest, NCI Thesaurus)

I profited of this time to rest for a few hours.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)