rest
Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
Noun 4 meanings
Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
“I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night.”
Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
“We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back.”
Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
“It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while.”
A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
“The boulder came to rest just behind the house after rolling down the mountain.”
Verb 4 meanings
To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
“My day's work is over; now I will rest.”
To come to a pause or an end; end.
To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
To put into a state of rest.
“We need to rest the horses before we ride any further.”
Etymology
From Middle English rest, reste, from Old English ræst, from Proto-West Germanic *rastu, from Proto-Germanic *rastō, of uncertain origin; possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to rest”) or *Hre(h₁)s- (“to flow, rush”).
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REST at a glance
REST has 4 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + S 1 + T 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #565 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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