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rest


rest - noun

  • something left after other parts have been taken away
  • freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
  • a pause for relaxation
  • a state of inaction
  • euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
  • a support on which things can be put
  • a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

    • rest - verb

    • not move; be in a resting position
    • take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
    • give a rest to
    • have a place in relation to something else
    • be at rest
    • stay the same; remain in a certain state
    • be inherent or innate in
    • put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
    • sit, as on a branch
    • rest on or as if on a pillow
    • be inactive, refrain from acting

    rest - thesaurus

    balance   breathe   ease   lie   perch   pillow   quietus   relaxation   relief   remain   remainder   repose   reside   residual   residue   residuum   respite   roost   sleep   stay  

    Scrabble score for rest

    r is 1 e is 1 s is 1 t is 1
    Scrabble score = 4

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