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rest1 British & World English

cease work or movement in order to relax, sleep, or recover strength

rest2 British & World English

the remaining part of something

at rest in rest1 British & World English

not moving or exerting oneself

bed rest British & World English

confinement of an invalid to bed as part of treatment

sleep or rest easy in easy British & World English

go to sleep without (or be untroubled by) worries

leg rest British & World English

a support for a seated person’s leg

rest area British & World English

North American term for lay-by.

rest cure British & World English

a period spent in inactivity or leisure with the intention of improving one’s physical or mental health

rest day British & World English

a day spent in rest, especially as an interlude between periods of activity

rest home British & World English

a residential institution where old or frail people are cared for

rest mass British & World English

the mass of a body when at rest

knife rest British & World English

a metal or glass support for a carving knife or carving fork at table

rest frame British & World English

a frame of reference relative to which a given body is at rest

rest house British & World English

(in parts of Asia and Africa) a house or small hotel offering accommodation for travellers

day of rest British & World English

a day in the week set aside from normal work or activity, typically Sunday on religious grounds

let something drop or rest in let1 British & World English

say or do no more about a matter

rest one's case in rest1 British & World English

conclude one’s presentation of evidence and arguments in a lawsuit

and the rest in rest2 British & World English

used to assert that something is an understatement

and all the rest of it in rest2 British & World English

and everything else of a similar type that might be mentioned

for the rest in rest2 British & World English

as far as other matters are concerned

chapel of rest British & World English

an undertaker’s mortuary, where bodies are kept before a funeral

rest or God rest his or her soul in rest1 British & World English

used to express a wish that God should grant someone’s soul peace

rest on/upon in rest1 British & World English

(of a look) alight or be steadily directed on

give it a rest in rest1 British & World English

used to ask someone to stop talking about something that the speaker finds irritating

rest on one's laurels in laurel British & World English

be so satisfied with what one has already done or achieved that one makes no further effort

the rest is history in history British & World English

used to indicate that the events succeeding those already related are so well known that they need not be recounted again

rest something in/on in rest1 British & World English

place hope, trust, or confidence on or in

no rest or peace for the wicked in wicked British & World English

the speaker’s heavy workload or lack of tranquillity is due to their sinful life

come to/into in come British & World English

reach or be brought to a specified situation or result

armrest British & World English

a padded or upholstered arm of a chair or other seat on which a sitter can comfortably rest their arm

footrest British & World English

a support for the feet or a foot, used when sitting

headrest British & World English

a padded part extending from or fixed to the back of a seat or chair, designed to support the head

a change is as good as a rest in change British & World English

a change of work or occupation can be as restorative or refreshing as a period of relaxation

one's days in day British & World English

the remaining period of someone’s life

rest English-French

the rest

rest2 English-German

the rest

rest1 English-Italian

riposo m

rest2 English-Italian

the rest

rest1 English-Spanish

descanso

rest2 English-Spanish

descansar

back rest English-French

dossier m

head rest English-French

appui-tête m

rest room English-French

toilettes

rest cure English-German

Erholungskur