Entry Word: ¹rest

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 freedom from activity or labor <Iʼm looking forward to enjoying some rest at the end of the school term>

Synonyms ease, leisure, relaxation, repose

Related Words catnapping, dozing, napping, resting, sleep, slumber, slumbering, snoozing; quiet, silence, stillness; calm, peace, peacefulness, placidity, restfulness, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility)

Near Antonyms pressure, strain, stress, tension

Antonyms exertion, labor, toil, work

2 a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself <after a long day, I lay down on the couch for a little rest before dinner> — see sleep 1