rest

/ɹɛst/ · noun

Meaning

(of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
(of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
A final position after death.
A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
To come to a pause or an end; end.
To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
To be or to put into a state of rest.
To stay, remain, be situated.
To lean, lie, or lay.
That which remains.
Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities.
To remain.
To arrest.

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