rest vs lay

rest and lay both are nouns.

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

As verbs, lay is a hypernym of rest; that is, lay is a word with a broader meaning than rest:

Other hypernyms of rest include place, pose, position, put, set.

As verbs, lay is a hypernym of rest; that is, lay is a word with a broader meaning than rest:

Other hypernyms of rest include place, pose, position, put, set.

rest (noun)	lay (noun)
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)	a narrative poem of popular origin
a support on which things can be put	a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
something left after other parts have been taken away
a state of inaction
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
a pause for relaxation

rest (adjective)	lay (adjective)
	not of or from a profession
	characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

rest (verb)	lay (verb)
be at rest	put in a horizontal position
stay the same; remain in a certain state	put into a certain place or abstract location
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax	lay eggs
give a rest to	prepare or position for action or operation
not move; be in a resting position	impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
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