rest
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1.0
- noun
- /rɛst/
:
soporte
- I can see it being used by kids or as a foot rest or a step stool.
- a chin rest
You can get amazing rocking sliding chairs with foot rests and all kinds of stuff on it.
- You can get amazing rocking sliding chairs with foot rests and all kinds of stuff on it.
- I just need to get myself a little neck rest.
Examples
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We also have a foot rest pillow.
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So this actually comes with a wrist rest where you can rest your wrist.
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There's where the car comes to rest.
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A laptop computer, a transmitter, and a remote intercom rest on the coffee table.
Fiction book (1995) -
You can get amazing rocking sliding chairs with foot rests and all kinds of stuff on it.
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NyQuil, Pepto Bismol, two prescription containers, and a spoon rest on the coffee table.
Fiction book (1998) -
He placed the vase carefully on the table, using a sturdy rest for added support.
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The laptop was securely positioned on the stand, with a rubber rest that prevented it from slipping.
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To ensure proper alignment, the architect designed a rest for the beams above the entrance.
Synonyms
3
1.8
A support at the back of a seat that you lean against while sitting
1
4.0
A part that holds something and keeps it upright, like columns or a skeleton
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
3.7
A small support on a violin or viola that you put your chin on for comfort and stability while playing
- Specialized
1
7.4
The amount of matter in an object measured when it is not moving, not how heavy it feels
- Archaic
1
8.4
A period of bed rest to help someone recover from stress or nervous problems
- Specialized
Energy equal to a particle's mass when it is not moving, calculated as mass times the speed of light squared
How Stable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rest meaning a support grows from the idea of something you 'lean on' in old English ræst. So a rest is an object that holds or steadies something, like an armrest or headrest.