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 rest1rest (center) equivalent to the duration of an eighth noterest 1 R0183101 (rĕst)n.1. a. A period of inactivity, relaxation, or sleep: The hikers stopped for a rest.b. Sleep or the refreshment resulting from inactivity or sleep: Get plenty of rest before the race.c. The repose of death: eternal rest.d. Mental or emotional calm: The news put my mind at rest.2. The state of being motionless; the absence of motion: The car accelerates quickly from a state of rest.3. The condition of being settled or resolved: a remark that put the matter to rest.4. Music a. An interval of silence corresponding to one of the possible time values within a measure.b. The mark or symbol indicating such a pause and its length.5. A short pause in a line of poetry; a caesura.6. A device used as a support: a back rest.7. Games See bridge1.v. rest·ed, rest·ing, rests v.intr.1. a. To cease motion, work, or activity, especially in order to become refreshed: The laborers rested in the shade.b. To lie down and sleep: rested for an hour on the couch.2. a. To be in or come to a motionless state: The can rolled along, finally resting when it hit the curb.b. To be located or be in a specified place: The manuscript rests in the museum.c. To be fixed or directed on something: His gaze rested on the necklace.d. To be unchanged or unresolved: After arguing for an hour, we let the matter rest.3. a. To be supported or based; lie, lean, or sit: The ladder rests firmly against the tree.b. To be imposed or vested, as a responsibility or burden: The final decision rests with the chairperson.c. To depend or rely: That argument rests on a false assumption.4. Law To complete the main presentation of one's portion of a legal case: The defense rests.v.tr.1. To cause or allow to be inactive or relaxed so as to regain energy: The coach rested his best players. I rested my eyes before studying.2. To place, lay, or lean, as for support or repose: rested the rake against the fence.3. To base or ground: I rested my conclusion on that fact.4. To fix or direct (the gaze, for example).5. Law To complete the main presentation of (one's portion of a case): The prosecutor was not ready to rest her case.Idioms: at rest1. a. Asleep.b. Dead.2. Motionless; inactive.3. Free from anxiety or distress. lay/put to rest1. To bury (a dead body); inter.2. To resolve or settle (an issue, for example): The judge's ruling put to rest the dispute between the neighbors.
[Middle English, from Old English.]
rest′er n.
rest 2 R0183101 (rĕst)n.1. The part that is left over after something has been removed; remainder.2. That or those remaining: The beginning was boring, but the rest was interesting. The rest are arriving later.intr.v. rest·ed, rest·ing, rests 1. To be or continue to be; remain: Rest assured that we will finish on time.2. To remain or be left over.
[Middle English, from Old French reste, from rester, to remain, from Latin restāre, to stay behind : re-, re- + stāre, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
rest 3 R0183101 (rĕst)n. A support for a lance on the side of the breastplate of medieval armor.
[Middle English reste, short for areste, a stopping, holding, from Old French, from arester, to stop; see arrest.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  at rest - in a state of repose or especially sleepasleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel" | | 2. |  at rest - dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend"at peace, deceased, departed, gone, asleepeuphemism - an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harshdead - no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin" |
Translationsrest1 (rest) noun1. a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc. Digging the garden is hard work – let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems – I'm going to take a week's holiday. 休息 休息2. sleep. He needs a good night's rest. 睡眠 睡眠3. something which holds or supports. a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat. 支架，托，墊 支架，托 4. a state of not moving. The machine is at rest. 靜止 静止 verb1. to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy. We've been walking for four hours – let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs. 休息 休息2. to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired. Mother is resting at the moment. 睡覺，躺下或靜坐休息 （躺下）休息 3. to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something. Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels. 靠在 靠在...上4. to relax, be calm etc. I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught. 放鬆，平靜下來 使轻松，平静安心 5. to (allow to) depend on. Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed. 依賴 依赖6. (with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to. The choice rests with you. 交由(某人)進行 取决于ˈrestful adjective1. bringing rest. a restful holiday. 悠閒的 悠闲的2. (of colours, music etc) causing a person to feel calm and relaxed. Some people find blue a restful colour; After a hard day's work, I like to listen to some restful music. 讓人平靜的 让人平静的，让人轻松的，悦目的 3. relaxed. at rest: The patient seems more restful now. 放鬆的，無痛苦的 平静的ˈrestfully adverb 悠閒平靜地 平静地ˈrestfulness noun 悠閒平靜 平静ˈrestless adjective1. always moving; showing signs of worry, boredom, impatience etc. a restless child; He's been doing the same job for years now and he's beginning to get restless. 靜不下來的 焦躁不安的，坐立不安的，不平静的 2. during which a person does not sleep. a restless night. 不眠不休的 没有真正休息的，没有睡眠的得不到休息的 ˈrestlessly adverb 靜不下來地，不眠不休地 得不到休息地，不安地 ˈrestlessness noun 靜不下來，不眠不休 得不到休息ˈrest-room noun (American) a toilet in a theatre, factory etc. (美)公共廁所 （美）公共厕所 at rest free from pain, worry etc. 無痛苦的，無憂慮的 无痛苦的，无忧虑的 come to rest to stop moving. The ball came to rest under a tree. 停止移動 停止移动lay to rest to bury (someone) in a grave. 埋葬 埋葬let the matter rest to stop discussing etc a matter. 停止討論(某事) 暂停讨论（某事） rest assured to be certain. You may rest assured that we will take your views into consideration. 放心 对...尽管放心set someone's mind at rest to take away a person's worries about something. 讓某人放心 使某人放心at rest
at rest1. Inactive, either mentally or physically. I was worried that my mother was mad at me until she called and put my mind at rest. It's finally quiet in here with that machine at rest. I need a few minutes at rest after doing all that work in the garden.2. Said of one who has died. Aunt Margaret suffered through a long illness. At least she is at rest now.See also: restat rest 1. not moving; not active. After the hectic day, the office was finally at rest at 8:00 P.M. When the car is at rest, you can get into the backseat. 2. Euph. dead. After a long, weary life, Emily is at rest. There he is, at rest in his coffin.See also: restat rest1. In a state of inactivity or repose, either physical or mental. For example, The doctor's clear explanation put her mind at rest. Chaucer used this idiom in Troilus and Cressida (c. 1374): "I mine heart set at rest upon this point." Also see lay at rest. 2. Dead, as in His soul is now at rest with his forebears. This usage, employing rest to refer to death's repose, is less common today. [1300s] See also: restat ˈrest
1 (technical) not moving: At rest the insect looks like a dead leaf.
2 dead and therefore free from trouble or anxiety. People say ‘at rest’ to avoid saying ‘dead’: She now lies at rest in the family grave.See also: rest at rest1. a. Asleep.b. Dead.2. Motionless; inactive.3. Free from anxiety or distress.See also: restEncyclopediaSeerestLegalSeeRestat rest
Synonyms for at restadj in a state of repose or especially sleepRelated Wordsadj deadSynonyms- at peace
- deceased
- departed
- gone
- asleep
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