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Rest (Noun)

Meaning 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".

Classification

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.

Synonyms

  • Residual
  • Remainder
  • Balance
  • Residuum
  • Residue

Hypernyms

  • Component
  • Part
  • Portion
  • Constituent
  • Component Part

Hyponyms

  • Leftover
  • Remnant

Meaning 2

A pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests".

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Synonyms

  • Relief
  • Rest Period
  • Respite

Hypernyms

  • Break
  • Interruption
  • Suspension
  • Pause

Hyponyms

  • Breathing Spell
  • Breathing Place
  • Breathing Time
  • Breathing Space
  • Breath

Related Words

  • Rest (verb)

Meaning 3

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

  • Sleep
  • Quietus
  • Eternal Sleep
  • Eternal Rest

Meaning 4

A musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Meaning 5

A support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest".

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Related Words

  • Rest (verb)

Meaning 6

Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

  • Ease
  • Relaxation
  • Repose

Hyponyms

  • Quiescency
  • Bed Rest
  • Dormancy
  • Sleeping

Related Words

  • Rest (verb)

Meaning 7

A state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Hypernyms

  • Inactiveness
  • Inactivity

Related Words

  • Rest (verb)
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