Meaning & use
rest
A period of relaxation, sleep, or freedom from activity that allows the body or mind to recover.
See it in a sentence
After the long hike, we finally got some rest at the campsite.
The doctor recommended plenty of rest to help her recover from the flu.
A note on using this word
"Rest" also commonly means the remaining part of something, as in "the rest of the story," a completely different sense worth distinguishing.
Words with a similar meaning
relaxationrepose
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
activityexertion
Another way to use it
2. noun
The remaining part or portion of something after other parts have been dealt with.
I finished my homework and spent the rest of the evening reading.
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