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rest

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

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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

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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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Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

We mourn and grieve, we miss those we’ve lost or said goodbye to, and we pursue both love and memory with such fervency that the rest of the world blurs.

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The rest of the baseball world soon learn just how successful.

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"When we played Portugal in the summer I was able to translate their set-piece routines for the rest of the team which was good."

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The Hollywood Reporter's Angie Han said: "It's time to let these adolescents do as adolescents are meant to do: grow up and move on with the rest of their lives."

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It’s business as usual across the rest of the world—although judging by the early action, traders in Europe are also in holiday mode.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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