the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep

a good night's rest.

refreshing ease or inactivity after exertion or labor

to allow an hour for rest.

relief or freedom, esp. from anything that wearies, troubles, or disturbs.

a period or interval of inactivity, repose, solitude, or tranquillity

to go away for a rest.

mental or spiritual calm; tranquillity.

the repose of death

eternal rest.

cessation or absence of motion

to bring a machine to rest.

Music .

an interval of silence between tones.

a mark or sign indicating it.

Prosody . a short pause within a line; caesura.

a place that provides shelter or lodging for travelers, as an inn.

any stopping or resting place

a roadside rest for weary hikers.

a piece or thing for something to rest on

a hand rest.

a supporting device; support.

Billiards, Pool . bridge 1 ( def. 14 ) .

to refresh oneself, as by sleeping, lying down, or relaxing.

to relieve weariness by cessation of exertion or labor.

to be at ease; have tranquillity or peace.

to repose in death.

to be quiet or still.

to cease from motion, come to rest; stop.

to become or remain inactive.

to stay as is or remain without further action or notice

to let a matter rest.

to lie, sit, lean, or be set

His arm rested on the table.

Agriculture . to lie fallow or unworked

to let land rest.

to be imposed as a burden or responsibility (usually fol. by on or upon ).

to rely (usually fol. by on or upon ).

to be based or founded (usually fol. by on or upon ).

to be found; belong; reside (often fol. by with )

The blame rests with them.

to be present; dwell; linger (usually fol. by on or upon )

A sunbeam rests upon the altar.

to be fixed or directed on something, as the eyes, a gaze, etc.

Law . to terminate voluntarily the introduction of evidence in a case.

to give rest to; refresh with rest

to rest oneself.

to lay or place for rest, ease, or support

to rest one's back against a tree.

to direct (as the eyes)

to rest one's eyes on someone.

to base, or let depend, as on some ground of reliance.

to bring to rest; halt; stop.

Law . to terminate voluntarily the introduction of evidence on

to rest one's case.

at rest

in a state of repose, as in sleep.

dead.

quiescent; inactive; not in motion

the inertia of an object at rest.

free from worry; tranquil

Nothing could put his mind at rest.

lay to rest

to inter (a dead body); bury

He was laid to rest last Thursday.

to allay, suppress, or appease.

noun

action , activity , energy , base , core , agitation , commotion , unrest

verb

activate , be active , carry out , do , energize , move , stand , walk

noun

break , breather * , breathing space * , calm , calmness , cessation , coffee break , comfort , composure , cutoff , downtime * , doze , dreaminess , ease , forty winks * , halt , holiday , hush , idleness , interlude , intermission , interval , leisure , letup * , lull , motionlessness , nap , pause , peace , quiescence , quiet , quietude , recess , recreation , refreshment , relaxation , relief , repose , respite , siesta , silence , sleep , slumber , somnolence , standstill , stay , stillness , stop , time off , tranquillity , vacation , balance , bottom of barrel , dregs , dross , excess , heel , leavings , leftovers , odds and ends * , orts , others , overplus , remains , remnant , residual , residue , residum , rump , superfluity , surplus , basis , bed , bottom , footing , ground , groundwork , holder , pedestal , pediment , pillar , prop , seat , seating , shelf , stand , support , trestle , time-out , decease , demise , dissolution , extinction , passing , quietus , leftover , remainder , abeyance , brace , csura , diastole , dormancy , immobility , immobilization , inactivity , inertia , quietness , reprieve , residuum , sabbatism , security , stagnation , tranquility

verb

be at ease , be comfortable , breathe , compose oneself , doze , dream , drowse , ease off , ease up , idle , laze , lean , let down , let up , lie by , lie down , lie still , loaf , loll , lounge , nap , nod , put feet up , recline , refresh oneself , relax , repose , sit down , slack , slacken , slack off , slumber , snooze , spell , stretch out , take a break , take a nap , take five , take it easy , take life easy , take ten , take time out , unbend , unlax , unwind , wind down , be quiet , be supported , lay , pause , prop , roost , settle , sit , stand , stand still , base , be based , be contingent , be dependent , be founded , be seated on , be upheld , bottom , count , establish , found , ground , hang , lie , predicate , rely , reside , stay , turn , stretch , dwell , exist , inhere , build , root , underpin , acquiesce , breather , caesura , cessation , depend , desist , ease , halt , hibernation , holiday , inactivity , interlude , intermission , interval , leisure , lull , peace , quiet , recess , relaxation , respite , retire , siesta , sleep , stillness , stop , tranquility , trust , vacation

phrasal verb

depend on , hang on , hang upon , hinge on , turn on , turn upon