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Definition for rest

noun as in inactivity

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break, breather, calm, calmness, cessation, comfort, composure, cutoff, downtime, doze, dreaminess, ease, halt, holiday, hush, idleness, interlude, intermission, interval, leisure, letup, lull, motionlessness, nap, pause, peace, quiescence, quiet, quietude, recess, recreation, refreshment, relaxation, relief, repose, respite, siesta, silence, sleep, slumber, somnolence, standstill, stay, stillness, stop, tranquillity

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breathing space, coffee break, forty winks, time off

noun as in remainder of something

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others

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balance, dregs, dross, excess, heel, leavings, leftovers, overplus, remains, remnant, residual, residue, rump, superfluity, surplus

Weak matches

bottom of the barrel, odds and ends, orts, residum

noun as in base, foundation

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basis, bed, bottom, footing, ground, groundwork, holder, pedestal, pediment, pillar, prop, seat, seating, shelf, stand, stay, support, trestle

verb as in be calm; sleep

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breathe, lean, lie down, relax, sit down, stretch out

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doze, dream, drowse, idle, laze, loaf, loll, lounge, nap, nod, recline, repose, slack, slacken, slumber, snooze, spell, unbend, unlax, unwind

verb as in lie, recline

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lay, lean, pause, prop, settle, sit, stand, stretch out

Strong matches

loll, lounge, repose, roost

Weak matches

be quiet, be supported, lie still, stand still

verb as in depend, hinge

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hang, lie, reside, stay

Strong matches

base, bottom, count, establish, found, ground, predicate, rely, turn

Weak matches

be based, be contingent, be dependent, be founded, be seated on, be supported, be upheld

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Asked if resting so many of his first-team players had increased the pressure to beat Villa, Slot dismissed that suggestion.

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The moment Darren Wheatley had to tell his seven-year-old son that his mother had died is something that will stay with him for the rest of his life.

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He said: "People just don't realise how much of a devastating impact it leaves with you for the rest of your life."

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This missed opportunity might be easier to accept than the rest, but next year - with a home T20 World Cup on home soil - it will not be.

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Getting this relationship right matters, and it will define America’s place in the world for the rest of the century.

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