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rest |
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rest verb | noun
1 verb 1.•he needed to rest:relax, take a rest, ease up/off, let up, slow down, have/take a break, unbend, unwind, recharge one's batteries, be at leisure, take it easy, put one's feet up | lie down, go to bed, have/take a nap, catnap, doze, sleep | informal take five, have/take a breather, catch forty winks, get some shut-eye, take a load off, chill, chill out, catch some Zs. 2.•his hands rested on the rail:lie, be laid, repose, be placed, be positioned, be supported by. 3.•she rested her basket on the ground:support, prop (up), lean, lay, set, stand, position, place, put. 4.•the film script rests on an improbable premise:be based on, depend on, be dependent on, rely on, hinge on, turn on, be contingent on, revolve around, center on.▶noun 1.•get some rest:repose, relaxation, leisure, respite, time off, breathing space, downtime | sleep, nap, doze | informal shut-eye, snooze, lie-down, forty winks. 2.•a short rest from work:break, vacation, breathing space, interval, interlude, intermission, time off/out, holiday | informal breather. 3.•she took the poker from its rest:stand, base, holder, support, rack, frame, shelf. 4.•passengers queried why the train had come to rest several miles before the next station:a standstill, a halt, a stop.
2 noun •the rest of the board members are appointees:remainder, residue, balance, remaining part/number/quantity, others, those left, remains, remnant(s), surplus, excess | technical residuum.▶verb •you may rest assured that he is there:remain, continue to be, stay, keep, carry on being. |
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