rests

Stops for now

Rests covers what remains and what pauses.

The rest of something is the remainder: I'll save the rest for later.

To rest is to cease activity, relax, or sleep: She rested after the long hike.

Something rests where it sits or is supported: His hand rested on her shoulder.

A case rests when no more evidence will be presented.

In music, rests are notated silences between sounds.

pause

break

Interrupt continuity

intermission · breather · lull · downtime · relaxation · repose · siesta · nap · reprieve · timeout

music

silence

Total lack of sound

pause · beat · measure · notation · duration · counting · tempo

support

cradle

Rocking bed for infants

bracket · ledge · shelf · prop · base · platform · pedestal · tripod · easel · rack

Categories
Opposites
activity vs. inactivity

restsworks

Functions or labors

labors · toils · exerts · strives · struggles

motion vs. stillness

restsmoves

Changes in position

stirs · bustles · rushes · hurries · scurries

continuation vs. cessation

restscontinues

Proceeds without stopping

persists · proceeds · carries on · presses on · keeps going

Phrases
Family

rest, arrest, resting, unrest, rested, arrested, restitution, arrestable, unrestful

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