rest β a period of relaxing or sleeping
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a period of relaxing or sleeping
Pronunciation (IPA): /rest/
Example Sentences
- My cat can rest anywhere - on keyboards, in boxes, even on my face at 3 AM.
- I told my phone to rest, but it keeps buzzing with notifications.
- After studying for 5 hours straight, I need to rest my brain.
rest
NOUN[/rest/]
a period of relaxing or sleeping
π‘ Concept
After a long hike, she lies on the grass to rest under the trees.
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π€Pronunciation
πΊπΈ US/rest/
π¬π§ UK/rest/
π³Etymology
Rootrest
π΅Rhyme
besttestnestwestchest
best
test
nest
west
chest
πCollocations
take a rest
rest assured
at rest
the rest of
rest in peace
πExamples
π Fun example
βMy cat can rest anywhere - on keyboards, in boxes, even on my face at 3 AM.β
π Fun example
βI told my phone to rest, but it keeps buzzing with notifications.β
βAfter studying for 5 hours straight, I need to rest my brain.β
π Fun example
βThe rest of the pizza disappeared mysteriously while I was in the bathroom.β
πRelated Words
Synonyms
relaxsleepbreakremainder
Antonyms
workactivitymotion
Related
peacecomfortleisurereposenap
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