rest
rest
- n something left after other parts have been taken away
he threw away the rest - n freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
- n a pause for relaxation
people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests - n a state of inaction
a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon - n euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
she was laid to rest beside her husband - n a support on which things can be put
the gun was steadied on a special rest - n a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
- v not move; be in a resting position
- v take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
- v give a rest to
He rested his bad leg - v have a place in relation to something else
The responsibility rests with the Allies - v be at rest
- v stay the same; remain in a certain state
rest assured - v be inherent or innate in;
- v put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
- v sit, as on a branch
- v rest on or as if on a pillow
- v be inactive, refrain from acting
The committee is resting over the summer
- The rest was the breakthrough digital sorcery supplied by George Lucas' Industrial Light Magic.
- But Afghanistan could force the new government to rethink its passive approach to the rest of the world.
- Why are Iowa's poll results always opposite to those of the rest of states of US? 1.