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Sounds | reh'st |
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Rhymes | abreast, addressed, alkahest, and 73 more rhymes in ehst at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Something left after other parts have been taken away. |
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Examples | "he threw away the rest" |
Synonyms | remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum |
Narrower | leftover, remnant |
Broader | part, portion, component part, component |
Meaning | Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility). |
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Synonyms | ease, repose, relaxation |
Narrower | bedrest, bed rest; lie-in; quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping; leisure |
Broader | inactivity |
Verbs | rest |
Meaning | A pause for relaxation. |
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Examples | "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" |
Synonyms | respite, relief, rest period |
Narrower | breath, breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time |
Broader | pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension |
Verbs | rest; rest |
Meaning | A state of inaction. |
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Examples | "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon" |
Broader | inaction, inactivity, inactiveness |
Verbs | rest; rest |
Meaning | Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb). |
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Examples | "she was laid to rest beside her husband" |
Synonyms | eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep, quietus |
Broader | death |
Meaning | A support on which things can be put. |
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Examples | "the gun was steadied on a special rest" |
Narrower | armrest; chin rest; headrest |
Broader | support |
Verbs | rest; rest; rest |
Meaning | A musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration. |
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Narrower | whole rest; half rest; quarter rest |
Broader | musical notation |
Meaning | Not move. Be in a resting position. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP |
Model | Sam and Sue rest |
Narrower | kneel; stand, stand up |
Broader | be |
See also | rest on; rest on |
Nouns | rest; rester |
Meaning | Take a short break from one's activities in order to relax. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Model | Sam and Sue rest |
Synonyms | breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather |
Broader | pause, intermit, break |
See also | rest |
Nouns | rest; rester |
Meaning | Give a rest to. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "He rested his bad leg"; "Rest the dogs for a moment" |
Narrower | blow |
See also | rest |
Nouns | rest; rest; rester |
Meaning | Have a place in relation to something else. |
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Pattern | Something ----s something |
Examples | "The responsibility rests with the Allies" |
Synonyms | lie |
Broader | be |
Similar to | lie |
Meaning | Be at rest. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Model | Sam and Sue rest |
Narrower | sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's; drowse |
Broader | recumb, repose, recline |
Contrary | be active, move |
Nouns | rester |
Meaning | Stay the same. Remain in a certain state. |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective |
Examples | "rest assured" |
Synonyms | stay, remain |
Narrower | sit tight; stick together, stay together; stand; keep, stay fresh; be |
Broader | be |
Contrary | change |
Meaning | Be inherent or innate in;. |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP |
Synonyms | reside, repose |
Broader | inhere in, attach to |
Meaning | Put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
Model | They rest their rifles on the cabinet |
Examples | "Rest your head on my shoulder" |
Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay |
Nouns | rest |
Meaning | Sit, as on a branch. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP |
Model | Some big birds rest in the tree; There rest some big birds in the tree |
Synonyms | perch, roost |
Broader | sit, sit down |
Nouns | rest |
Meaning | Rest on or as if on a pillow. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
Synonyms | pillow |
Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay |
Nouns | rest |
Meaning | Be inactive, refrain from acting. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
Examples | "The committee is resting over the summer" |
Narrower | hibernate |
Nouns | rest |