1. Freedom from activity (work, strain or responsibility)
   "After the long hike, they welcomed some rest";
   - ease, repose, relaxation
    
2. Something left after other parts have been taken away
   "he threw away the rest";
   - remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum
    
3. A pause for relaxation
   "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"; "The workers were entitled to a 15-minute rest period every four hours";
   - respite, relief, rest period
    
4. A state of inaction
   "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"
    
5. A euphemism for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
   "she was laid to rest beside her husband";
   - eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep, quietus
    
6. A support on which things can be put
   "the gun was steadied on a special rest"
    
7. A musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
   "The conductor emphasized the importance of observing the rest in measure 24"

1. Take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
   "Let's rest before we start the next task";
   - breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather [informal]
    
2. Not move; be in a resting position
   "The book rested on the shelf"
    
3. Give a rest to
   "Rest the dogs for a moment"; "He rested his bad leg"
    
4. Be at rest
   "The hikers rested by the stream before continuing their journey"
    
5. Be in the same place or state for an extended period of time
   "rest assured";
   - stay, remain
    
6. Be inactive, refrain from acting
   "The committee is resting over the summer"
    
7. Have a place in relation to something else
   "The responsibility rests with the Allies";
   - lie
    
8. Be inherent or innate in
   "The solution rests in careful planning";
   - reside, repose
    
9. Put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
   "Rest your head on my shoulder"
    
10. Sit, as on a branch
    "The birds rested high in the tree";
    - perch, roost
     
11. Rest on or as if on a pillow
    "rest your head";
    - pillow

Sounds like: resistors, resi, rest

Derived forms: rested, resting, rests

See also: build upon, lean against

Type of: act, attach to, be, break, component, component part, constituent, death, inaction, inactiveness, inactivity, inhere in, intermission, intermit, interruption, lay, move, musical notation, part, pause, place, portion, pose, position, put, recline, recumb [rare], repose, set, sit, sit down, support, suspension

Antonym: change

Encyclopedia: Rest, VA