rest - noun

something left after other parts have been taken away

freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

a pause for relaxation

a state of inaction

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

a support on which things can be put

a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

rest - verb

• not move; be in a resting position
• take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
• give a rest to
• have a place in relation to something else
• be at rest
• stay the same; remain in a certain state
• be inherent or innate in
• put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
• sit, as on a branch
• rest on or as if on a pillow
• be inactive, refrain from acting

rest - thesaurus

balance   breathe   ease   lie   perch   pillow   quietus   relaxation   relief   remain   remainder   repose   reside   residual   residue   residuum   respite   roost   sleep   stay