rest

Definitions

• (uncountable) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
• (countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
• (uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
• (uncountable) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
• (euphemistic) A final position after death.
• (music) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
• (music) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
• (physics) Absence of motion.
• (snooker) A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
• (countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.
• A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
• A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
• (poetry) A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
• The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.
• (dated) A set or game at tennis.