rest
/ɹɛst/
Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep; Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation
- plural
- rests
Meanings
- 1
Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep
Let's have a little rest.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
Go and get some rest.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation
- 3
Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility
- 4
A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode
- 5
A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completionrare
- 6
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"rare
- 7
A pause of a specified length in a piece of musicrare
- 8
A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet musicrare
- 9
Absence of motionrare
- 10
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 reachrare