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Rest can be a noun or a verb.

rest used as a noun:

  1. The relief from work or activity afforded by sleeping; sleep.
    "The sun sets, and the workers go to their rest."
  2. Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and recreation.
    "We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back."
  3. Peace, freedom from trouble, tranquillity.
    "Outside my window, the ocean was at rest."
  4. The repose afforded by death.
    "She was laid to rest in the village cemetery."
  5. A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
    "Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar."
  6. A written symbol indicating such a pause in a score.
  7. Absence of motion.
    "The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest."
  8. A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of the cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
    "Higgins can't quite reach the white with his cue, so he'll be using the rest."
  9. Any object designed to be used to support something else.
    "She put the phone receiver back in its rest."
  10. That which remains.
    "She ate some of the food, but was not hungry enough to eat it all, so she put the rest in the refrigerator to finish later."

Nouns are naming words. They are used to represent a person (soldier, Jamie), place (Germany, beach), thing (telephone, mirror), quality (hardness, courage), or an action (a run, a punch). Learn more →

rest used as a verb:

  1. To remain.
  2. To be left (in a specified condition).
    "Rest assured that I will do my best."
  3. To lie down and take repose, especially by sleeping.
    "My day's work is over; now I will rest."
  4. To give rest to (oneself).
  5. To relieve; give rest to.
    "We need to rest the horses before we ride any further."
  6. To stop working, to take a break, become inactive.
    "I shall not rest until I have uncovered the truth."
  7. To stay, remain, be situated.
    "The blame seems to rest with your father."
  8. To lean or lay.
    "I rested my head in my hands."
  9. To lie or lean or be supported.
    "His left hand rested on the bannister."
  10. To stop presenting arguments, witnesses and evidence for one side.
    "Defense rests, Your Honor."

Verbs are action words and state of being words. Examples of action words are: ran, attacking, dreamed. Examples of "state of being" words are: is, was, be. Learn more →

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What type of word is rest?

As detailed above, 'rest' can be a noun or a verb. Here are some examples of its usage:
  1. Noun usage: The sun sets, and the workers go to their rest.
  2. Noun usage: We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back.
  3. Noun usage: Outside my window, the ocean was at rest.
  4. Noun usage: She was laid to rest in the village cemetery.
  5. Noun usage: Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar.
  6. Noun usage: The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest.
  7. Noun usage: Higgins can't quite reach the white with his cue, so he'll be using the rest.
  8. Noun usage: She put the phone receiver back in its rest.
  9. Noun usage: He placed his hands on the arm rests of the chair.
  10. Noun usage: She ate some of the food, but was not hungry enough to eat it all, so she put the rest in the refrigerator to finish later.
  11. Verb usage: Rest assured that I will do my best.
  12. Verb usage: My day's work is over; now I will rest.
  13. Verb usage: We need to rest the horses before we ride any further.
  14. Verb usage: I shall not rest until I have uncovered the truth.
  15. Verb usage: The blame seems to rest with your father.
  16. Verb usage: I rested my head in my hands.
  17. Verb usage: His left hand rested on the bannister.
  18. Verb usage: Defense rests, Your Honor.
  19. Verb usage: I rest my case.

Unfortunately, with the current database that runs this site, I don't have data about which senses of rest are used most commonly. I've got ideas about how to fix this but will need to find a source of "sense" frequencies. Hopefully there's enough info above to help you understand the part of speech of rest, and guess at its most common usage.

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