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rest

40 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) rest (noun)
  2. 2) rest (verb)
  3. 3) rest (noun)
  4. 4) rest (noun)
  5. rest and residue (noun)
  6. rest area (noun)
  7. rest day (noun)
  8. rest home (noun)
  9. rest house (noun)
  10. rest mass (noun)
  11. rest period (noun)
  12. rest up (verb)
  13. arrow rest (noun)
  14. ball rest (noun)
  15. bed rest (noun)
  16. breve rest (noun)
  17. center rest (noun)
  18. chin rest (noun)
  19. compound rest (noun)
  20. current of rest
  21. eighth rest (noun)
  22. follower rest (noun)
  23. follow rest (noun)
  24. half rest (noun)
  25. knife rest (noun)
  26. machine rest (noun)
  27. organ rest (noun)
  28. palm rest (noun)
  29. parade rest (noun)
  30. quarter rest (noun)

1rest

noun \ˈrest\

Definition of REST

1
: repose, sleep; specifically : a bodily state characterized by minimal functional and metabolic activities
2
a : freedom from activity or labor b : a state of motionlessness or inactivity c : the repose of death
3
: a place for resting or lodging
4
: peace of mind or spirit
5
a (1) : a rhythmic silence in music (2) : a character representing such a silence b : a brief pause in reading
6
: something used for support
— at rest
1
: resting or reposing especially in sleep or death
2
: quiescent, motionless
3
: free of anxieties

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Origin of REST

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German rasta rest and perhaps to Old High German ruowa calm
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with REST

best, breast, Brest, chest, crest, gest, geste, guest, hest, jessed, jest, lest, nest, pest, quest, test, tressed, vest, west, wrest, zest

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