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/ɹɛst/ · noun
(uncountable, of a person or animal) 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.
We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back.
It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while.
And the land had rest fourscore years.
The boulder came to rest just behind the house after rolling down the mountain.
The ocean was finally at rest.
Now that we're all in agreement, we can put that issue to rest.
Use rest. when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rest. means (uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep..
Common synonyms include relax, relieve, have a breather, pause.
Possible antonyms include activity, motion, change, move.
I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night.
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