Usage: give a rest to "He rested his bad leg" "Rest the dogs for a moment" Usage: take a short break from one's activities in order to relax rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather, pause, intermit, break Usage: not move be in a resting positionĢ. Usage: a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration Usage: a support on which things can be put "the gun was steadied on a special rest" Usage: euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) "she was laid to rest beside her husband" "they had to put their family pet to sleep" rest, eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep, quietus, death Usage: a state of inaction "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"ĥ. Usage: a pause for relaxation "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"Ĥ. respite, rest, relief, rest period, pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
Usage: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) "took his repose by the swimming pool"ģ.
rest, ease, repose, relaxation, inactivity Usage: something left after other parts have been taken away "there was no remainder" "he threw away the rest" "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"Ģ. remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest, part, portion, component part, component, constituent