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REST

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

Example:

took his repose by the swimming pool

Synonyms:

ease; relaxation; repose; rest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):

inactivity (being inactive; being less active)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rest"):

bed rest; bedrest (confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons))

laziness (relaxed and easy activity)

lie-in (a long stay in bed in the morning)

dormancy; quiescence; quiescency; sleeping (quiet and inactive restfulness)

leisure (freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity)

Derivation:

rest (be inactive, refrain from acting)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A support on which things can be put

Example:

the gun was steadied on a special rest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):

support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rest"):

armrest (a support for the arm)

chin rest (a rest on which a violinist can place the chin)

headrest (a rest for the head)

Derivation:

rest (rest on or as if on a pillow)

rest (sit, as on a branch)

rest (put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):

musical notation ((music) notation used by musicians)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rest"):

whole rest (a musical rest equal in duration to four beats in common time)

half rest (a musical rest having the time value of half a whole rest or equal in duration to two beats in common time)

quarter rest (a musical rest having one-fourth the time value of a whole rest)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Something left after other parts have been taken away

Example:

he took what he wanted and I got the balance

Synonyms:

balance; remainder; residual; residue; residuum; rest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):

component; component part; constituent; part; portion (something determined in relation to something that includes it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rest"):

leftover; remnant (a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

Example:

they had to put their family pet to sleep

Synonyms:

eternal rest; eternal sleep; quietus; rest; sleep

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):

death (the absence of life or state of being dead)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A state of inaction

Example:

a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):

inaction; inactiveness; inactivity (the state of being inactive)

Derivation:

rest (give a rest to)

rest (not move; be in a resting position)

Sense 7

Meaning:

A pause for relaxation

Example:

people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests

Synonyms:

relief; respite; rest; rest period

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("rest" is a kind of...):

break; intermission; interruption; pause; suspension (a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rest"):

breath; breather; breathing place; breathing space; breathing spell; breathing time (a short respite)

Derivation:

rest (take a short break from one's activities in order to relax)

rest (give a rest to)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be at rest

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):

recline; recumb; repose (lean in a comfortable resting position)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rest"):

catch some Z's; kip; log Z's; sleep; slumber (be asleep)

drowse (be on the verge of sleeping)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue rest

Antonym:

be active (be in a state of action)

Derivation:

rester (a person who rests)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Stay the same; remain in a certain state

Example:

The bad weather continued for another week

Synonyms:

remain; rest; stay

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):

be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rest"):

keep out (remain outside)

sit tight (maintain the same position; wait it out)

stay together; stick together (be loyal to one another, especially in times of trouble)

stand (remain inactive or immobile)

keep; stay fresh (fail to spoil or rot)

be (to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form)

Sentence frames:

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective

Sense 3

Meaning:

Take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

Synonyms:

breathe; catch one's breath; rest; take a breather

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):

break; intermit; pause (cease an action temporarily)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue rest

Derivation:

rest (a pause for relaxation)

rester (a person who rests)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Give a rest to

Example:

Rest the dogs for a moment

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rest"):

blow (allow to regain its breath)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Also:

rest (take a short break from one's activities in order to relax)

Derivation:

rester (a person who rests)

rest (a pause for relaxation)

rest (a state of inaction)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Rest on or as if on a pillow

Example:

pillow your head

Synonyms:

pillow; rest

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):

lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

rest (a support on which things can be put)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Sit, as on a branch

Example:

The birds perched high in the tree

Synonyms:

perch; rest; roost

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):

sit; sit down (be seated)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence examples:

Some big birds rest in the tree

There rest some big birds in the tree

Derivation:

rest (a support on which things can be put)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Not move; be in a resting position

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):

be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rest"):

kneel (rest one's weight on one's knees)

stand; stand up (be standing; be upright)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue rest

Also:

rest on (rest on for support)

rest on (be based on; of theories and claims, for example)

Derivation:

rest (a state of inaction)

rester (a person who rests)

Sense 8

Meaning:

Put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

Example:

Rest your head on my shoulder

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):

lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something PP

Sentence example:

They rest their rifles on the cabinet

Derivation:

rest (a support on which things can be put)

Sense 9

Meaning:

Be inactive, refrain from acting

Example:

The committee is resting over the summer

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rest"):

hibernate (be in an inactive or dormant state)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Derivation:

rest (freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility))

Sense 10

Meaning:

Be inherent or innate in

Synonyms:

repose; reside; rest

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):

attach to; inhere in (be part of)

Sentence frame:

Something is ----ing PP

Sense 11

Meaning:

Have a place in relation to something else

Example:

The responsibility rests with the Allies

Synonyms:

lie; rest

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "rest" is one way to...):

be (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere)

Verb group:

lie (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Credits

 Context examples: 

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) Interfered with your ability to get a good night's rest?

(OAB-q - Interfered with a Good Night's Rest, NCI Thesaurus)

He was very weak, and when he reached the lawn he lay down and rested for a while.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

The patient is comfortable at rest.

(New York Heart Association Class II, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Symptoms are present even at rest or minimal exertion.

(New York Heart Association Class IV, NCI Thesaurus)

Then we walked home with some, or rather many, stoppages to rest, and with our hearts full of a constant dread of wild bulls.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

This surface rests on the diaphragm and is fused with the diaphragm's central tendons.

(Base of the Pericardium, NCI Thesaurus)

Miss Temple's whole attention was absorbed by the patients: she lived in the sick-room, never quitting it except to snatch a few hours' rest at night.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

She goes into the warm bath to-morrow, and for the rest of the week, you know, we are engaged.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

For the rest, the HISPANIOLA must trust to luck, like myself.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

After surmounting your unconquerable horror of the bed, you will retire to rest, and get a few hours' unquiet slumber.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

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