rest

Definition

Examples

You should take a rest after working on this project all week.

Word Family

Synonyms

• relaxbecome less tense, rest, or take one's ease
• remaindersomething left after other parts have been taken away
• breaka brief pause or interruption in work or duty

Collocations

• Easy get some good rest
  to obtain, receive, or reach regarding some good rest
• Medium take a short rest during the seminar
  to perform, accept, or undertake an action regarding a short rest during the seminar
• Hard lay contentious disputes to rest permanently
  to lay contentious disputes to rest permanently, meaning to put into a certain place or abstract location
• Very Hard rest on one's hard-won laurels at great peril
  to rest on one's hard-won laurels at great peril, meaning to not move; be in a resting position