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REST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
Example:
took his repose by the swimming pool
Synonyms:
ease; relaxation; repose; rest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):
inactivity (being inactive; being less active)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rest"):
bed rest; bedrest (confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons))
laziness (relaxed and easy activity)
lie-in (a long stay in bed in the morning)
dormancy; quiescence; quiescency; sleeping (quiet and inactive restfulness)
leisure (freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity)
Derivation:
rest (be inactive, refrain from acting)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A support on which things can be put
Example:
the gun was steadied on a special rest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):
support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rest"):
armrest (a support for the arm)
chin rest (a rest on which a violinist can place the chin)
headrest (a rest for the head)
Derivation:
rest (rest on or as if on a pillow)
rest (sit, as on a branch)
rest (put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):
musical notation ((music) notation used by musicians)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rest"):
whole rest (a musical rest equal in duration to four beats in common time)
half rest (a musical rest having the time value of half a whole rest or equal in duration to two beats in common time)
quarter rest (a musical rest having one-fourth the time value of a whole rest)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Something left after other parts have been taken away
Example:
he took what he wanted and I got the balance
Synonyms:
balance; remainder; residual; residue; residuum; rest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):
component; component part; constituent; part; portion (something determined in relation to something that includes it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rest"):
leftover; remnant (a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
Example:
they had to put their family pet to sleep
Synonyms:
eternal rest; eternal sleep; quietus; rest; sleep
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):
death (the absence of life or state of being dead)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A state of inaction
Example:
a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):
inaction; inactiveness; inactivity (the state of being inactive)
Derivation:
rest (give a rest to)
rest (not move; be in a resting position)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A pause for relaxation
Example:
people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests
Synonyms:
relief; respite; rest; rest period
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):
break; intermission; interruption; pause; suspension (a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rest"):
breath; breather; breathing place; breathing space; breathing spell; breathing time (a short respite)
Derivation:
rest (take a short break from one's activities in order to relax)
rest (give a rest to)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they rest ... he / she / it rests
Past simple: rested
Past participle: rested
-ing form: resting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be at rest
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):
recline; recumb; repose (lean in a comfortable resting position)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rest"):
catch some Z's; kip; log Z's; sleep; slumber (be asleep)
drowse (be on the verge of sleeping)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue rest
Antonym:
be active (be in a state of action)
Derivation:
rester (a person who rests)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Stay the same; remain in a certain state
Example:
The bad weather continued for another week
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rest"):
keep out (remain outside)
sit tight (maintain the same position; wait it out)
stay together; stick together (be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble)
stand (remain inactive or immobile)
keep; stay fresh (fail to spoil or rot)
be (to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Sense 3
Meaning:
Take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
Synonyms:
breathe; catch one's breath; rest; take a breather
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):
break; intermit; pause (cease an action temporarily)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue rest
Derivation:
rest (a pause for relaxation)
rester (a person who rests)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Give a rest to
Example:
Rest the dogs for a moment
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rest"):
blow (allow to regain its breath)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Also:
rest (take a short break from one's activities in order to relax)
Derivation:
rester (a person who rests)
rest (a pause for relaxation)
rest (a state of inaction)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Rest on or as if on a pillow
Example:
pillow your head
Synonyms:
pillow; rest
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):
lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
rest (a support on which things can be put)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Sit, as on a branch
Example:
The birds perched high in the tree
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence examples:
Some big birds rest in the tree
There rest some big birds in the tree
Derivation:
rest (a support on which things can be put)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Not move; be in a resting position
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rest"):
kneel (rest one's weight on one's knees)
stand; stand up (be standing; be upright)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue rest
Also:
rest on (rest on for support)
rest on (be based on; of theories and claims, for example)
Derivation:
rest (a state of inaction)
rester (a person who rests)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
Example:
Rest your head on my shoulder
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):
lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Sentence example:
They rest their rifles on the cabinet
Derivation:
rest (a support on which things can be put)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Be inactive, refrain from acting
Example:
The committee is resting over the summer
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rest"):
hibernate (be in an inactive or dormant state)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
rest (freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility))
Sense 10
Meaning:
Be inherent or innate in
Synonyms:
repose; reside; rest
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):
attach to; inhere in (be part of)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Sense 11
Meaning:
Have a place in relation to something else
Example:
The responsibility rests with the Allies
Synonyms:
lie; rest
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):
be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)
Verb group:
lie (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Context examples:
The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) Interfered with your ability to get a good night's rest?
(OAB-q - Interfered with a Good Night's Rest, NCI Thesaurus)
He was very weak, and when he reached the lawn he lay down and rested for a while.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
The patient is comfortable at rest.
(New York Heart Association Class II, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Symptoms are present even at rest or minimal exertion.
(New York Heart Association Class IV, NCI Thesaurus)
Then we walked home with some, or rather many, stoppages to rest, and with our hearts full of a constant dread of wild bulls.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
This surface rests on the diaphragm and is fused with the diaphragm's central tendons.
(Base of the Pericardium, NCI Thesaurus)
Miss Temple's whole attention was absorbed by the patients: she lived in the sick-room, never quitting it except to snatch a few hours' rest at night.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
She goes into the warm bath to-morrow, and for the rest of the week, you know, we are engaged.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
For the rest, the HISPANIOLA must trust to luck, like myself.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
After surmounting your unconquerable horror of the bed, you will retire to rest, and get a few hours' unquiet slumber.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
