Word Meaning

Meaning of rest

- To arrest.
- A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind.
- Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security.
- Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.
- That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or steadying the work.
- A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance.
- A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
- A short pause in reading verse; a c/sura.
- The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account.
- A set or game at tennis.
- Silence in music or in one of its parts; the name of the character that stands for such silence. They are named as notes are, whole, half, quarter,etc.
- To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion.
- To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still.
- To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch.
- To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal.
- To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.
- To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.
- To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
- To lay or place at rest; to quiet.
- To place, as on a support; to cause to lean.
- That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue.
- Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
- A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities.
- To be left; to remain; to continue to be.

Crossword clue for rest

- A spell
- An interval
- Break
- Break into fire station
- Breathing space
- Lie down
- Lie-down
- Music symbol
- Musical mark indicating silence
- Other pieces
- Others
- Perch
- Put one’s feet up
- R
- Relax
- Relaxation
- Remainder
- Repose
- Respite
- Snoozing
- Stop moving what’s left!
- Take a break
- Take it easy