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- pronunciation:
- rest
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When you need rest, it means that you need to sleep, lie down, or sit down for a while so that your body can recover. After you get rest, you don't usually feel tired or weak anymore.
Briana is feeling sick, so she is staying home to get some rest.Eddy's grandmother needed some rest after taking him to the amusement park. |
| definition 2: |
When you have a rest, you take a break. You stop what you are doing and relax.
My mom and I needed a rest after painting the kitchen all morning, so we decided to have lunch.
- synonyms:
- break
- similar words:
- comfort
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| definition 3: |
A rest is a thing that supports another thing. A head rest is something you use to support your head.
My dad's chair in the living room has a head rest and a foot rest.- synonyms:
- support
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| definition 4: |
When a ball rolls down a hill and comes to rest, it means that the ball comes to a point where it stops moving. If something is "at rest," it is still. It is not in motion.
Amy's little brother always seems to be moving. He's only really at rest when he's sleeping.- synonyms:
- calm
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| definition 5: |
In music, a rest is a clear period of silence between musical notes. During a rest, the musician does not play. A rest is also the mark on a sheet of music that shows that there should be this silence. A rest can be very, very short, but sometimes it can be quite long and the musician doesn't play for a long while.
While the flutes are playing in this part, the trumpets have a long rest. |
| related words: |
cushion, death, ease, interval, leisure, nap |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
rests, resting, rested |
| definition 1: |
When you rest, you try to get your energy or health back by sleeping or lying down or by doing something that is fun or uses less energy.
Angel's grandfather needed to rest after driving for such a long time.It's hard to rest when you're coughing a lot.- similar words:
- nap, relax, retire, sleep
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| definition 2: |
When something rests, it stops its activity, or it stops moving. If a person rests, they stop what they are doing or they stop moving.
These machines only rest for a few hours a day.Mrs. Burman did not rest until she had finished painting the whole room.- synonyms:
- halt, stop
- similar words:
- cease, end, pause, remain, sit, stand
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| definition 3: |
When you rest against something, you lean against it for support. If you rest against a wall, you lean against it and it helps to hold you up.
The star ornament rests against some short twigs at the top of the Christmas tree.- synonyms:
- lean, lie, sit
- similar words:
- be, remain, stand
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| definition 4: |
When you rest a part of your body on something, you put it on that thing for support.
My mom likes to rest her head on my dad's shoulder.Tony's grandfather rested his legs on the coffee table, and his grandmother told him not to do that.- synonyms:
- lay, place, set
- similar words:
- deposit, lean, put, stand
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| definition 5: |
If your eyes rest on something, they stop looking at other things for a while.
Linda's eyes rested on a tree blowing in the wind outside.- synonyms:
- linger
- similar words:
- gaze at, stare at
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| definition 6: |
When you rest an animal, you let it relax or lie down. If you rest a thing, you stop using it for a while to make it better.
The cowboys rested their horses after their long ride.The singer rested her voice before her big concert.My grandmother said she was resting her eyes after reading, but I think she was falling asleep.- similar words:
- refresh, relax
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| related words: |
anchor, base, recess |
| derivations: |
rested (adj.), rester (n.) |
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