Rest vs. Relax
Restnoun
Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
Restnoun
(countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
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(uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
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A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
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A final position after death.
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A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
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A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
Restnoun
Absence of motion.
Restnoun
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.
Restnoun
(countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.
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A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
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A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
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(poetry) A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
Restnoun
The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.
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(dated) A set or game at tennis.
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(uncountable) That which remains.
Restnoun
Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
Restnoun
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.
Restverb
(intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
Restverb
(intransitive) To come to a pause or an end; end.
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(intransitive) To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
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To be or to put into a state of rest.
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(intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated.
Restverb
To lean, lie, or lay.
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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.)
Restverb
(intransitive) To sleep; slumber.
Restverb
(intransitive) To lie dormant.
Restverb
(intransitive) To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
Restverb
(intransitive) To rely or depend on.
Restverb
To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
Restverb
(obsolete) To remain.
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(obsolete) To arrest.
Restverb
To arrest.
Restverb
To cease from action or motion, especially from action which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or exertion.
Restverb
To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet or still.
Restverb
To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch.
Restverb
To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column rests on its pedestal.
Restverb
To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.
Restverb
To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.
Restverb
To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
Restverb
To lay or place at rest; to quiet.
Restverb
To place, as on a support; to cause to lean.
Restverb
To be left; to remain; to continue to be.
Restnoun
A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind.
Restnoun
Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs; peace; security.
Restnoun
Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.
Restnoun
That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or steadying the work.
Restnoun
A projection from the right side of the cuirass, serving to support the lance.
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A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
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A short pause in reading verse; a cæsura.
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The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account.
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A set or game at tennis.
Restnoun
Silence in music or in one of its parts; the name of the character that stands for such silence. They are named as notes are, whole, half, quarter,etc.
Restnoun
That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue.
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Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
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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.
Restnoun
something left after other parts have been taken away;
Restnoun
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility);
Restnoun
a pause for relaxation;
Restnoun
a state of inaction;
Restnoun
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb);
Restnoun
a support on which things can be put;
Restnoun
a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
Restverb
not move; be in a resting position
Restverb
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
Restverb
give a rest to;
Restverb
have a place in relation to something else;
Restverb
be at rest
Restverb
stay the same; remain in a certain state;
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be inherent or innate in;
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put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying;
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sit, as on a branch;
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rest on or as if on a pillow;
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be inactive, refrain from acting;
Restverb
cease work or movement in order to relax, sleep, or recover strength
Restverb
allow to be inactive in order to regain strength or health
Restverb
(of a body) lie buried
Restverb
used euphemistically by actors to indicate that they are out of work
Restverb
leave (a player) out of a team temporarily
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(of a problem or subject) be left without further investigation or discussion
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allow (land) to lie fallow
Restverb
be placed or supported so as to stay in a specified position
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place (something) so that it is supported in a specified position
Restverb
(of a look) alight or be steadily directed on
Restverb
be based on; depend on
Restverb
place hope, trust, or confidence on or in
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be the responsibility of or belong to a specified person
Restverb
conclude presentation of either party's case in a suit or prosecution
Restverb
remain or be left in a specified condition
Restnoun
an instance or period of resting
Restnoun
a motionless state
Restnoun
an interval of silence of a specified duration.
Restnoun
the sign denoting a musical rest.
Restnoun
a pause in speech or verse.
Restnoun
an object that is used to support something
Restnoun
a support or hook for a telephone receiver when not in use
Restnoun
a support for a cue in billiards or snooker.
Restnoun
the remaining part of something
Restnoun
the remaining people or things; the others
Restnoun
a small, detached portion of an organ or tissue.
Restnoun
a rally in real tennis.
Relaxverb
(transitive) To calm down.
Relaxverb
(transitive) To make something loose.
Relaxverb
(intransitive) To become loose.
Relaxverb
(transitive) To make something less severe or tense.
Relaxverb
(intransitive) To become less severe or tense.
Relaxverb
(transitive) To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.
Relaxverb
To become more lenient.
Relaxverb
(transitive) To relieve (something) from stress.
Relaxverb
To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open.
Relaxverb
To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the muscles or sinews.
Relaxverb
To make less severe or rigorous; to abate the stringency of; to remit in respect to strenuousness, earnestness, or effort; as, to relax discipline; to relax one's attention or endeavors.
Relaxverb
Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to recreate; to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind.
Relaxverb
To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an aperient relaxes the bowels.
Relaxverb
To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax.
Relaxverb
To abate in severity; to become less rigorous.
Relaxverb
To remit attention or effort; to become less diligent; to unbend; as, to relax in study.
Relaxnoun
Relaxation.
Relaxadjective
Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless.
Relaxverb
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease;
Relaxverb
make less tight;
Relaxverb
become loose or looser or less tight;
Relaxverb
cause to feel relaxed;
Relaxverb
become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner;
Relaxverb
make less severe or strict;
Relaxverb
become less severe or strict;
Relaxverb
make less active or fast;
