death vs rest

death and rest both are nouns.

death is not a verb while rest is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
death	Yes	No	No	No
rest	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, rest is a hyponym of death; that is, rest is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than death:

death: the absence of life or state of being dead
rest: euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

Other hyponyms of death include eternal rest, eternal sleep, quietus, sleep, defunctness, extinction, neonatal death, cot death, crib death, infant death, SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome.

death (noun)	rest (noun)
the act of killing	freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
the event of dying or departure from life	a support on which things can be put
the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism	a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
the absence of life or state of being dead	something left after other parts have been taken away
a final state	a state of inaction
the time when something ends	euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead	a pause for relaxation

death (verb)	rest (verb)
	be at rest
	stay the same; remain in a certain state
	take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
	give a rest to
	not move; be in a resting position
	sit, as on a branch
	rest on or as if on a pillow
	put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
	be inactive, refrain from acting
	have a place in relation to something else
	be inherent or innate in

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