rest vs position

rest and position both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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

rest (noun)	position (noun)
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)	the act of putting something in a certain place
a support on which things can be put	a job in an organization
a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration	(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
something left after other parts have been taken away	the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
a state of inaction	the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)	the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
a pause for relaxation	the arrangement of the body and its limbs
	a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
	a rationalized mental attitude
	an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
	an item on a list or in a sequence
	the particular portion of space occupied by something
	a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
	the appropriate or customary location
	the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
	a condition or position in which you find yourself

rest (verb)	position (verb)
be at rest	put into a certain place or abstract location
stay the same; remain in a certain state	cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
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