rest

VERBNOUN /rɛst/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH R

rest is a valid 4-letter word worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1S1T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =4 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 8TRIPLE WORD → 12
MEANING

What does rest mean?

VERB · 11 SENSES
1

Sit, as on a branch.

SYNONYMS
2

Have a place in relation to something else.

“The responsibility rests with the Allies”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
4

Be inactive, refrain from acting.

“The committee is resting over the summer”

NARROWER
5

Give a rest to.

“He rested his bad leg”

NARROWER
RELATED
6

Not move; be in a resting position.

BROADER
RELATED
7

Put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying.

8

Stay the same; remain in a certain state.

“rest assured”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
9

Take a short break from one's activities in order to relax.

RELATED
10

Rest on or as if on a pillow.

SYNONYMS
11

Be inherent or innate in.

SYNONYMS
NOUN · 7 SENSES
1

A musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration.

2

A state of inaction.

“a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon”

3

A support on which things can be put.

“the gun was steadied on a special rest”

BROADER
4

Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb).

“she was laid to rest beside her husband”

BROADER
5

Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility).

BROADER
6

Something left after other parts have been taken away.

“he threw away the rest”

7

A pause for relaxation.

“people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests”

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of rest

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