rest


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v. repose, relax, sleep; lean against, place against; be based or founded upon; halt, bring to a stop; remain, stay; complete the presentation of a legal case
 
n. remainder, something that is left over; surplus, excess; repose, sleep; relaxation; support, device for resting upon; cessation of activity; interval of silence corresponding to one of the possible time values within a measure (Music)

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Representational state transfer
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rest

Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum
(hypernym) part, portion, component part, component
(hyponym) leftover, remnant
2. freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"
(synonym) ease, repose, relaxation
(hypernym) inactivity
(hyponym) bedrest, bed rest
3. a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
(synonym) respite, relief, rest period
(hypernym) pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
(hyponym) breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time
4. a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"
(hypernym) inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
5. 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"
(synonym) eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep, quietus
(hypernym) death
6. a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest"
(hypernym) support
(hyponym) armrest
(derivation) pillow
7. a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
(hypernym) musical notation
(hyponym) whole rest

Verb
1. not move; be in a resting position
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) kneel
(see-also) lean on, rest on, lean against
2. take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
(synonym) breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
(hypernym) pause, intermit, break
(derivation) respite, relief, rest period
3. give a rest to; "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment"
(hyponym) blow
(see-also) breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
4. have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"
(synonym) lie
(hypernym) be
(verb-group) lie
5. be at rest
(antonym) be active, move
(hypernym) recumb, repose, recline
(hyponym) sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
(derivation) rester
6. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
(synonym) stay, remain
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) sit tight
7. be inherent or innate in;
(synonym) reside, repose
(hypernym) inhere in, attach to
8. put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; "Rest your head on my shoulder"
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
9. sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee"
(synonym) perch, roost
(hypernym) sit, sit down
10. rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head"
(synonym) pillow
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
11. be inactive, refrain from acting; "The committee is resting over the summer"
(hyponym) hibernate
(derivation) ease, repose, relaxation


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Rest (der)
nm. rest, remainder, remains, residue, remnant, something that remains after part has been removed; left-over; relic, item that remains from a past era; surplus, excess

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rest (de)
n. rest, remainder, residue, residuum, residual, heel, odd come short
 
resten
v. be left