Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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rest | Yes | No | Yes | No |
roost | Yes | No | Yes | No |
rest (noun) | roost (noun) |
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freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) | a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep |
a support on which things can be put | a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds |
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 (verb) | roost (verb) |
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be at rest | settle down or stay, as if on a roost |
stay the same; remain in a certain state | sit, as on a branch |
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 |