rest

noun18

1. •
   the part of something that is left, or the people or things that remain

   • She ate some of the food, but was not hungry enough to eat it all, so she put the rest in the refrigerator to finish later.
2. •
   Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.

   • Arm'd like the rest, the Trojan prince appears. — 1697
3. •
   Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.

   • I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night.
   • The sun sets, and the workers go to their rest.
4. •
   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.
5. •
   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.
6. •
   A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.

   • The boulder came to rest just behind the house after rolling down the mountain.
   • The ocean was finally at rest.
7. •
   Absence of motion.

   • The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest.
8. •
   (euphemistic) A final position after death. Also, death itself: "Not alone, not alone would I go to my rest in the heart of the love..." -- George William Russell ("Love")

   • She was laid to rest in the village cemetery.
9. •
   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.
10. •
    Any object designed to be used to support something else.

    • She put the phone receiver back in its rest.
    • He placed his hands on the arm rests of the chair.
11. •
    A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.

    • their visors closed, their lances in the rest — 1700
12. •
    A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.

    • Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar.
13. •
    A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
14. •
    A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
15. •
    A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.

    • halfway houses and travellers' rests — 1851
16. •
    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 new account was opened under the heading "Irondale Mine" and so continued witli semiannual rest — 1874
17. •
    (UK) A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities.
18. •
    (old-fashioned) A set or game at tennis.

verb16

1. •
   To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.

   • My day's work is over; now I will rest.
   • I shall not rest until I have uncovered the truth.
2. •
   To come to a pause or an end; end.
3. •
   [with oneself] To put into a state of rest.

   • We need to rest the horses before we ride any further.
4. •
   [with oneself] To lean, lie, or lay.

   • A column rests on its pedestal.
   • I rested my head in my hands.
5. •
   To rely or depend on.

   • The decision rests on getting a bank loan.
6. •
   To be based on; to rely on something for proof or explanation

   • On him I rested, after long debate, / And not without considering, fixed fate. — 1700
7. •
   To stay, remain, be situated, or belong to.

   • The blame seems to rest with your father.
   • Copyright in the typographical arrangement rests with the Crown.
8. •
   (US) To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)

   • The defense rests, your Honor.
   • I rest my case.
9. •
   To sleep; slumber.
10. •
    To lie dormant.
11. •
    To continue to be, remain, be left in a certain way.

    • You can rest assured that a sick child will say when it's again ready to eat, so it won't starve and doesn't need to be cajoled into eating.
    • Rest you merry.
12. •
    To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.

    • I sing to him that rests below, ⁠And, since the grasses round me wave, ⁠I take the grasses of the grave, And make them pipes whereon to blow. — 1850
13. •
    To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.

    • There rest, if any rest can harbour there. — 1667
14. •
    To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
15. •
    (no longer used) To keep a certain way.

    • God rest you merry, gentlemen.
16. •
    (informal, no longer used) To arrest.

noun2

1. •
   Abbreviation of restaurant.

   • Remember the night in the Chinese rest.? You were on fire for me and all I wanted was the spareribs. — 1977
2. •
   Abbreviation of restitution.

noun1

1. •
   Acronym of representational state transfer.

   • Coding a REST API has never felt right to me. I believe that REST APIs should be designed and configured, but not coded. — 2011