He placed his hands on the arm rests of the chair. She put the phone receiver back in its rest. (countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.Higgins can't quite reach the white with his cue, so he'll be using the rest. (snooker, countable) 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.The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest. (physics, uncountable) Absence of motion.(music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar. (music, countable) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.She was laid to rest in the village cemetery. (euphemistic, uncountable) A final position after death.Now that we're all in agreement, we can put that issue to rest. The boulder came to rest just behind the house after rolling down the mountain. (uncountable, of an object or concept) A state of inactivity a state of little or no motion a state of completion.It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while. (uncountable) Peace freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances tranquility.We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back. (countable) Any relief from exertion a state of quiet and relaxation.The sun sets, and the workers go to their rest.
I need to get a good rest tonight I was up late last night.
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