1. Not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
   "came back rested from her vacation"

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: rests, wrested, w

See also: build upon, fresh, full of life, invigorated, lean against, lively, refreshed, reinvigorated, untired, unwearied, unweary, vital

Type of: act, attach to, be, break, inhere in, intermit, lay, move, pause, place, pose, position, put, recline, recumb [rare], repose, set, sit, sit down

Antonym: change, tired

Encyclopedia: Rest, VA