V1 |
rest | not move; be in a resting position | |
V1 |
rest | be inactive, refrain from acting | |
V1 |
rest, catch one's breath, take a breather, breathe | take a short break from one's activities in order to relax | |
V1 |
rest | be at rest | |
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rest, remainder, residue, balance, residual, residuum | something left after other parts have been taken away | |
V2 |
rest, relieve | give a rest to | |
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rest, eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep, quietus | euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) | |
V2 |
rest | put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying | |
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rest | a support on which things can be put | |
V1 |
perch, rest, roost | sit, as on a branch | |
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rest | a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration | |
V2 |
rest, pillow | rest on or as if on a pillow | |
V1, V2 |
remain, stay, rest, lie, be, reside | stay the same; remain in a certain state | |
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rest, relief, respite, rest period | a pause for relaxation | |
V2 |
rest, lie | have a place in relation to something else | |
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rest | a state of inaction | |
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rest, repose, relaxation, ease | freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) | |
V1 |
rest, repose, reside | be inherent or innate in |