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1. rest
noun. ['ˈrɛst'] something left after other parts have been taken away.
Synonyms
Etymology
- rest (Middle English (1100-1500))
- rest (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- reste (Middle English (1100-1500))
- reste (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- resten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- restan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Rest
- self-professed
- transgressed
- unimpressed
- telequest
- stateswest
- intrawest
- eastern-west
- dispossessed
- unaddressed
- telewest
- repossessed
- reinvest
- progressed
- northwest
- indigest
- expressed
- distressed
- compressed
- undressed
- sylvest
- suppressed
- suggest
- southwest
- request
- repressed
- reassessed
- protest
- professed
- penwest
- norwest
Sentences with rest
1. Noun, singular or mass
Place the rest of the belt inside the snow blower and screw the plate back onto the motor.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Without moving the tile, rest the breaker bar on the tile and press firmly to break the tile.
Quotes about rest
1. I've cried, and you'd think I'd be better for it, but the sadness just sleeps, and it stays in my spine the rest of my life.
- Conor Oberst
2. We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.
- Aristotle Onassis
3. I'm always swimming forward like a shark. You just keep going and you don't rest. I love waking up knowing that I have a problem to solve.
- Nile Rodgers
2. rest
verb. ['ˈrɛst'] not move; be in a resting position.
Etymology
- rest (Middle English (1100-1500))
- rest (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- reste (Middle English (1100-1500))
- reste (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- resten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- restan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. rest
verb. ['ˈrɛst'] take a short break from one's activities in order to relax.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- rest (Middle English (1100-1500))
- rest (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- reste (Middle English (1100-1500))
- reste (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- resten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- restan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. rest
verb. ['ˈrɛst'] give a rest to.
Antonyms
Etymology
- rest (Middle English (1100-1500))
- rest (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- reste (Middle English (1100-1500))
- reste (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- resten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- restan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. rest
noun. ['ˈrɛst'] freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility).
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- rest (Middle English (1100-1500))
- rest (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- reste (Middle English (1100-1500))
- reste (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- resten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- restan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. rest
verb. ['ˈrɛst'] be at rest.
Antonyms
Etymology
- rest (Middle English (1100-1500))
- rest (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- reste (Middle English (1100-1500))
- reste (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- resten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- restan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. rest
verb. ['ˈrɛst'] have a place in relation to something else.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- rest (Middle English (1100-1500))
- rest (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- reste (Middle English (1100-1500))
- reste (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- resten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- restan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. rest
noun. ['ˈrɛst'] a pause for relaxation.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- rest (Middle English (1100-1500))
- rest (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- reste (Middle English (1100-1500))
- reste (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- resten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- restan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. rest
verb. ['ˈrɛst'] stay the same; remain in a certain state.
Synonyms
Etymology
- rest (Middle English (1100-1500))
- rest (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- reste (Middle English (1100-1500))
- reste (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- resten (Middle English (1100-1500))
- restan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))