Rest definition

Rest as a verb

1. not move; be in a resting position

2. take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

   Same sense: breathe, take a breather

3. give a rest to

   "He rested his bad leg"

4. have a place in relation to something else

   "The responsibility rests with the Allies"

   Same sense: lie

5. be at rest

6. stay the same; remain in a certain state

   "rest assured"

   Same sense: stay, remain

7. be inherent or innate in

   Same sense: reside, repose

8. put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

   "Rest your head on my shoulder"

9. sit, as on a branch

   Same sense: perch, roost

10. rest on or as if on a pillow

    Same sense: pillow

11. be inactive, refrain from acting

    "The committee is resting over the summer"

Rest as a noun

12. something left after other parts have been taken away

    "he threw away the rest"

    Same sense: balance, remainder, residue, residual, residuum

13. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

    Same sense: ease, relaxation, repose

14. a pause for relaxation

    "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"

    Same sense: rest period, relief, respite

15. a state of inaction

    "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"

16. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

    "she was laid to rest beside her husband"

    Same sense: sleep, eternal rest, eternal sleep, quietus

17. a support on which things can be put

    "the gun was steadied on a special rest"

18. a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

Synonyms and antonyms

• breathe
• take a breather
• lie
• stay definition
• remain
• reside
• repose
• perch
• roost
• pillow
• balance
• remainder
• residue
• residual
• residuum
• ease
• relaxation
• rest period
• relief
• respite
• sleep
• eternal rest
• eternal sleep
• quietus

Opposite: be active.

All synonyms of rest, sense by sense

How to say rest

Rest has 1 syllable and rhymes with best. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with rest

• best
• west
• test
• request
• suggest
• guest
• arrest
• expressed
• chest
• protest
• dressed
• breast

REST in word games

Scrabble

4

Words With Friends

4

Anagrams

2

Is REST a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check REST in the word checker, or unscramble REST to see its 2 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.