Meaning

• (of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.

  "I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night."

• Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.

  "We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back."

• Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.

  "It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while."

• (of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.

  "Now that we're all in agreement, we can put that issue to rest."

• A final position after death.

  "She was laid to rest in the village cemetery."

• A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.

  "Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar."

• A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.

• Absence of motion.

  "The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest."

• 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.

  "Higgins can't quite reach the white with his cue, so he'll be using the rest."

• Any object designed to be used to support something else.

  "He placed his hands on the arm rests of the chair."

• 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.

• 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.

• A set or game at tennis.