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
out of step
not in step or keeping pace with someone
The bandmembers were out of step when they were marching in the parade.
