rest
1[ rest ]
/ rɛst /
noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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Idioms for rest
- in a state of repose, as in sleep.
- dead.
- quiescent; inactive; not in motion: the inertia of an object at rest.
- free from worry; tranquil: Nothing could put his mind at rest.
- to inter (a dead body); bury: He was laid to rest last Thursday.
- to allay, suppress, or appease.
at rest,
lay to rest,
Origin of rest
1First recorded before 900; Middle English noun rest(e), rast(e), Old English reste, ræst; akin to German Rast; the verb is derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM rest
rester, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rest
rest , wrestDefinition for rest (2 of 3)
rest2
[ rest ]
/ rɛst /
noun
the part that is left or remains; remainder: The rest of the students are in the corridor.
the others: All the rest are going.
British Banking. surplus (defs. 1, 2).
verb (used without object)
to continue to be; remain as specified: Rest assured that all is well.
Origin of rest
2Definition for rest (3 of 3)
Origin of rest
3First recorded in 1490–1500; shortening of arrest
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British Dictionary definitions for rest (1 of 2)
rest1
/ (rɛst) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of rest
rester, nounWord Origin for rest
Old English ræst, reste, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic rasta a mile, Old Norse röst mile
British Dictionary definitions for rest (2 of 2)
rest2
/ (rɛst) /
noun the rest
something left or remaining; remainder
the othersthe rest of the world
verb
(copula) to continue to be (as specified); remainrest assured
Word Origin for rest
C15: from Old French rester to remain, from Latin rēstāre, from re- + stāre to stand
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Medical definitions for rest
rest
[ rĕst ]
n.
v.
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Idioms and Phrases with rest
rest
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