Are you trying to hyphenate Rest? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
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Something left after other parts have been taken away There was no remainder He threw away the rest He took what he wanted and I got the balance |
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Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) Took his repose by the swimming pool |
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A pause for relaxation People actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests |
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A state of inaction A body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon |
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Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) She was laid to rest beside her husband They had to put their family pet to sleep |
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A support on which things can be put The gun was steadied on a special rest |
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A musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration |
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Not move Be in a resting position |
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Take a short break from one's activities in order to relax |
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Give a rest to He rested his bad leg Rest the dogs for a moment |
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Have a place in relation to something else The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West The responsibility rests with the Allies |
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Be at rest |
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Stay the same Remain in a certain state The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it Rest assured Stay alone He remained unmoved by her tears The bad weather continued for another week |
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Be inherent or innate in |
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Put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying Rest your head on my shoulder |
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Sit, as on a branch The birds perched high in the tree |
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Rest on or as if on a pillow Pillow your head |
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Be inactive, refrain from acting The committee is resting over the summer |
| noun | remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, part, portion, component part, component |
| noun | ease, repose, relaxation, inactivity |
| noun | respite, relief, rest period, pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension |
| noun | inaction, inactivity, inactiveness |
| noun | eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep, quietus, death |
| noun | support |
| noun | musical notation
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| verb | be, rest on, rest on
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| verb | breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather, pause, intermit, break |
| verb | lie, be |
| verb | recumb, repose, recline |
| verb | stay, remain, be |
| verb | reside, repose, inhere in, attach to
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| verb | put, set, place, pose, position, lay |
| verb | perch, roost, sit, sit down
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| verb | pillow, put, set, place, pose, position, lay |