rests in English

noun

1

an instance or period of relaxing or ceasing to engage in strenuous or stressful activity.

you look as though you need a rest

synonyms: repose, relaxation, leisure, respite, time off, breathing space, downtime, sleep, nap, power nap, doze, shut-eye, snooze, lie-down, forty winks, break, vacation, breathing space, interval, interlude, intermission, time off/out, holiday, breather

2

an object that is used to support something.

a chin-rest

synonyms: stand, base, holder, support, rack, frame, shelf

3

the remaining part of something.

what do you want to do for the rest of your life?

verb

1

cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, or recover strength.

he needed to rest after the feverish activity

synonyms: relax, take a rest, ease up/off, let up, slow down, have/take a break, unbend, unwind, recharge one's batteries, be at leisure, take it easy, put one's feet up, lie down, go to bed, have/take a nap, catnap, doze, sleep, take five, have/take a breather, catch forty winks, get some shut-eye, take a load off, chill (out), chillax, catch some Zs

2

be placed or supported so as to stay in a specified position.

her elbow was resting on the arm of the sofa

synonyms: lie, be laid, repose, be placed, be positioned, be supported by

3

remain or be left in a specified condition.

you can rest assured she will do everything she can to help her

synonyms: remain, continue to be, stay, keep, carry on being

noun

repose, relaxation, leisure, respite, time off, breathing space, downtime, sleep, nap, power nap, doze, shut-eye, snooze, lie-down, forty winks
break, vacation, breathing space, interval, interlude, intermission, time off/out, holiday, breather
stand, base, holder, support, rack, frame, shelf
a standstill, a halt, a stop
remainder, residue, balance, remaining part/number/quantity, others, those left, remains, remnant(s), surplus, excess, residuum
residual, remainder, balance, residue, residuum
ease, relaxation, repose
respite, rest period, relief
quietus, sleep, eternal rest, eternal sleep

verb

relax, lie, support, be based on, remain, roost, breathe, pillow, repose
relax, take a rest, ease up/off, let up, slow down, have/take a break, unbend, unwind, recharge one's batteries, be at leisure, take it easy, put one's feet up, lie down, go to bed, have/take a nap, catnap, doze, sleep, take five, have/take a breather, catch forty winks, get some shut-eye, take a load off, chill (out), chillax, catch some Zs
lie, be laid, repose, be placed, be positioned, be supported by
support, prop (up), lean, lay, set, stand, position, place, put
be based on, depend on, be dependent on, rely on, hinge on, turn on, be contingent on, revolve around, center on
remain, continue to be, stay, keep, carry on being
roost, perch
breathe, take a breather, catch one's breath
pillow
lie
repose, reside
remain, stay

Use "rests" in a sentence

1. Yet evil never rests.

2. Science rests on phenomena.

3. Already rests upon the straw.

4. Chopstick Holders & Chopstick Rests

5. Belief in God rests on faith.

6. A sunbeam rests upon the altar.

7. The next move rests with you.

8. A sunbeam rests on the bookshelf.

9. The final decision rests with the doctors.

10. The decision rests with the ranking officer.

11. The burden of proof rests on him.

12. The final decision rests with the President.

13. The blame rests squarely on Jim's shoulders.

14. Ultimate responsibility rests with the prime minister.

15. Lebègue's reputation today rests on his keyboard music.

16. Surely the blame rests squarely with Sir Ralph?

17. Han's island rests partly within our territorial waters.

18. It rests with management to justify their actions.

19. 18 The decision ultimately rests with the council.

20. Bedrocks: an immaterial thing upon which something else rests

21. The ultimate decision rests with the Public Health Service.

22. The whole argument rests on a false assumption.

23. Anger rests in the bosom of folly. Sentencedict.com 

24. The burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone.

25. Accumbent (plural Accumbents) One who rests in an Accumbent

26. 11 Success in management ultimately rests on good judgment.

27. 18 Success in management ultimately rests on good judgment.

28. Xerxes conquers and controls everything he rests his eyes upon.

29. The responsibility for doing this rests with the department managers.

30. Four-time Iditarod champion Martin Buser rests on his sled.

31. The town's fame rests on its beautiful 14th-century abbey.

32. It rests me to take a walk along the lake.

33. Basis: an immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

34. Accumbent (plural Accumbents) One who rests in an Accumbent

35. She rests beside her husband in the local cemetery.

36. The future of Korea, rests on that map, sir.

37. “None that rests his faith on him will be disappointed”

38. Re-Autocratization rests on a minimalistic institutional definition of democracies

39. 6 Ultimately,[www.Sentencedict.com] the decision rests with the child's parents.

40. My mother rests beside my father in the family graveyard.

41. The case against my client rests entirely on circumstantial evidence.

42. Angeling Egg - An egg in which a cute Angeling pet rests

43. * In reality, though, the teaching of evolution rests on three myths.

44. And the inventor of the door rests happily in his grave.

45. A Chronograph's large second hand usually rests at 12 o'clock

46. In the supreme effulgent sheath rests the stainless , transcendental Brahman .

47. Here rests a bird called Starling, A foolish little Darling.

48. The real legislative power still rests with the lower chamber.

49. The fate of the Fa family rests in your claws.

50. Such a view rests on a number of incorrect assumptions.