n.
1.something left after other parts have been taken away
2.freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
3.a pause for relaxation
4.a state of inaction
5.euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
6.a support on which things can be put
7.a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration rest v.
1.not move
2.take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
3.give a rest to
4.have a place in relation to something else
5.be at rest
6.stay the same
7.be inherent or innate in
8.put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
9.sit, as on a branch 10.rest on or as if on a pillow 11.be inactive, refrain from acting
Idiom of the Day
pick a fight with (someone)
to start a fight with someone (usually on purpose)
The man tried to pick a fight with his old friend.
