Dictionary Check: rest
"rest" is a valid word!
Scrabble
4
points
Words with Friends
4
points
Definition
noun
something left after other parts have been taken away
Example:
"there was no remainder"
noun
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
Example:
"took his repose by the swimming pool"
noun
a pause for relaxation
Example:
"people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
noun
a state of inaction
Example:
"a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"
noun
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
Example:
"she was laid to rest beside her husband"
noun
a support on which things can be put
Example:
"the gun was steadied on a special rest"
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