rest

n//ɹɛst//

vila, rest, paus, paustecken, stöd, låta, ligga

  1. (uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.

  2. (uncountable, of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.

  3. (euphemistic, uncountable) 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")

  4. (physics, uncountable) Absence of motion.

  5. (uncountable) That which remains.

  6. (countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.

  7. (music, countable) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.

  8. (music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.

  9. (countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.

  10. (intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.

  11. (intransitive) To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.

  12. (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To lean, lie, or lay.

  13. (transitive, reflexive, copulative) To put into a state of rest.

  14. (intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated, or belong to.

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