rest

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.

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.

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.

And the land had rest fourscore years.

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.

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.

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.

To come to a pause or an end; end.

To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.

There rest, if any rest can harbour there.

To put into a state of rest.

We need to rest the horses before we ride any further.

And thereby at a pryory they rested them all nyght.

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.

That which remains.

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.

Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.

Plato and the rest of the philosophers

Arm'd like the rest, the Trojan prince appears.

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.