Rests

//ɹɛsts//

Synonyms for "rests" (587 found)

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Closest matches (118)

lie break breather cradle lay lean peace relax remainder repose respite sleep stay abeyance abide abide in advocate afterglow afterimage allay

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Verb(11 words)

lie remain reside stay cease lean be beleave breathe catch one's breath catch some z's

Noun(7 words)

remainder repose sleep peace balance break clarion

Strong matches (176)

contemplation continue to be convenience cool corset couch count sheep crook crossing the bar crutch curl up curtains day off dead dead of night death death knell deathlike silence debris debt of nature

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decease delay demise departure depend depend on deposit detritus difference dissolution do nothing doom doorstep doss down downtime doze dozing drift drop dulcify dwell dwell in dying ease ease up ebb of life eighth rest end end of life ending enforced respite eternal rest even even out excess exist in exit expiration extinction extinguishment fag end filings final summons finger of death footing footrest footstep forty winks fossil found foundation foundation garment free time freedom freeze fulcrum gap gentle girdle go to bed go to rest go to sleep going going off golden silence goof-off time grave ground groundwork guy guywire half rest halt hand of death hang hang fire hang on happy hour heel hesitate hesitation hibernate hinge hinge on hit the hay hit the sack holder holdover holiday hush hush of night husk husks idle idle hours idleness imperturbability implead inactivity inaudibility indolence inhabit inhere in interim interlude intermezzo intermission intermittence interruption interval jaws of death jock jockstrap keep quiet kip knell languish lapse last debt last muster last rest last roundup last sleep lave lay down layoff leaving life leavings leftover leftovers leisure let down let up letup lie athwart lie by lie dormant lie down lie in lie on lie still lie with loaf loafing lodge loll

Noun(6 words)

cradle ease eternal rest eternal sleep inaction lave

Verb(4 words)

crash desist have a breather lay

Related words (293)

loss of life lounge lucid stillness lull mainstay maintainer make a plea making an end mark time marmoreal repose mast minim mollify mum nap neck nirvana nod noiselessness not breathe

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not budge not stir oarlock odd moments odds and ends offscourings orts overage overplus pace pacify paring parings parting passing passing away passing over pause peacefulness perch perishing pillow pivot place placidity placidness plead position pour balm into predicate prop put put down quarter rest quell quiescence quiescency quiet quietism quietness quietude quietus rag rags recess recline refuse reinforce reinforcement reinforcer relaxation release relics relieve rely remain remain motionless remaining remains remission remnant repose in reposit reside reside in residual residue residuum rest in rest on rest with restfulness resting place resting point retirement revolve on reward ride ride at anchor ride easy ride hawse full rigging riser roach rock rock to sleep round rowlock rubbish ruin ruins rump rundle rung sack out satori sawdust scale scouring scourings scrap scraps seat seating semiretirement sentence of death serenity set set down settle to rest shades of death shadow shadow of death shaving shavings shelf shoulder shroud shut-eye siesta silence silentness silken repose sit sit back sit it out sixteenth rest slack off slacken slumber smooth smooth down smooth over smoothen snooze snug down sojourn solemn silence somatic death soothe soundlessness spare time spell spill spine spoke sprawl sprit stabilize staff stagnate stair stand stand down stand fast stand firm stand on stand still stand-down standing rigging stave stay put steady step step stool stepping stone stepping-stone stick stick fast stiffener still stillness stop stop for breath straw strengthener stretch out string stubble stump subdue subsist subsist in summons of death superfluity support supporter surcease surplus surplusage survival survive suspension sustainer sweepings tacitness taciturnity take take a nap take a recess take a rest take breather take forty winks take it easy take life easy tarry tea break thole tholepin time time off time out time to kill time to spare tomblike silence trace tranquilize tranquillity tread tread water trestle truce turn on turn up turn upon unbend unlax unwind upholder vacation vegetate vestige wait and see walking stick waste watch and wait whisht wise passiveness

Verb(15 words)

pause perch pillow place put relax relieve repose roost stint swike take a break take a breather take time off take time out

Noun(20 words)

quiet quietus relaxation relic relief remaining representational state transfer residual residue residuum respite rest and residue rest period roo silence slumber stillness support time off tranquility

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Science rests upon observation.

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It rests on your decision.

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It rests with you to decide whom to choose for the job.

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The conclusion rests on a solid basis.

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