rest

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. remainder, remains, balance, residuum; repose; death. See music.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Repose]

Syn. sleep, ease, quiet, quietude, quietness, tranquillity, slumber, calm, calmness, peace, peacefulness, relaxation, recreation, refreshment, leisure, break, respite, recess, rest period, siesta, nap, doze, somnolence, dreaminess, comfort, breathing spell, vacation, holiday, time off, lull, lounge, lounging period, loafing period, R&R, decompression; see also sense 2; sleep .

Ant. strain*, restlessness, sleeplessness.

2. [State of inactivity]

Syn. intermission, cessation, stillness, stop, stay, halt, stand, standstill, lull, discontinuance, interval, hush, silence, dead calm, stagnation, stagnancy, fixity, immobility, inactivity, quiescence, motionlessness, inertia, catalepsy, caesura, pause, full stop, deadlock, recess, noon hour; see also sense 1; peace 2 .

Ant. continuance*, activity, bustle.

3. [Anything upon which an object rests]

Syn. support, prop, stay, seat, trestle, pillar, pedestal, base, bottom, pediment; see also foundation 2 .

4. [The remainder]

Syn. balance, residue, surplus, the others; see excess 4 , remainder .

5. [Death]

Syn. release, demise, eternal rest; see death 1 .

• at rest,

Syn. in a state of repose, immobile, inactive; see resting 1 .

• lay to rest,

Syn. inter, assign to the grave, entomb; see bury 1 .

v.

1. [To take one's rest]

Syn. sleep, slumber, doze, repose, lie down, retire, relax, unwind, lounge, let up, ease off, recuperate, rest up, take a rest, take a break, catch one's breath, refresh oneself, break the monotony, lean, recline, unbend, settle down, compose oneself for sleep, dream, drowse, take one's ease, be comfortable, stretch out, nap, nod, snooze*, take it easy*; see also relax 1 , sleep .

2. [To be still]

Syn. be quiet, lie still, stand still, pause, halt, stop, stop short, hold, cease, pull up, lie to, come to rest, rest on one's oars.

3. [To Depend upon]

Syn. be supported, be upheld, hang on, lie upon, be seated on, be propped by, be founded on, be based on; see also depend on 2 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

1. relaxation inactivity, break, ease, respite, recess, sleep, slumber, nap, repose, breather, time-out, lull, pause, *downtime. ''The end and reward of toil.''—James Beattie.

2. remainder balance, remains, excess, surplus.

3. base stand, holder, seat, bed, cradle.

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v.

1. relax take a break, recess, sleep, slumber, nap, repose, take a breather, take a time-out, lounge, stop, hold up, pause, *put feet up, retire, *crash, catch one's breath, *recharge one's batteries.

2. lie lay, sit, stand, set, lean, prop.

3. depend rely, hinge, hang.

ANT.: 1. hustle, bustle, *do double-time, work, *break a sweat

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To take repose by ceasing work or other effort for an interval of time: relax, unbend, unwind. Idioms: lead (or live) the life of Riley, take it easy. See CONTINUE. 2. To take repose, as by sleeping or lying quietly: lie1 (down), recline, repose, stretch (out). See CONTINUE. 3. To have an inherent basis: consist, dwell, exist, inhere, lie1, repose, reside. See START. 4. To provide a basis for: base1, build, establish, found, ground, predicate, root1, underpin. See OVER.

V

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A pause or interval, as from work or duty: break, intermission, recess, respite, time-out. Informal: breather. See CONTINUE. 2. Freedom from labor, responsibility, or strain: ease, leisure, relaxation, repose. See CONTINUE. 3. The act or fact of dying: death, decease, demise, dissolution, extinction, passing, quietus. Slang: curtain (used in plural). See LIVE.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun What remains after a part has been used or subtracted: balance, leavings, leftover, remainder, remains, remnant, residue. See LEFTOVER.