Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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stay | Yes | No | Yes | No |
rest | Yes | No | Yes | No |
stay (noun) | rest (noun) |
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continuing or remaining in a place or state | freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) |
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar | a support on which things can be put |
a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) | a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration |
a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted | something left after other parts have been taken away |
the state of inactivity following an interruption | a state of inaction |
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) | |
a pause for relaxation |
stay (verb) | rest (verb) |
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stay the same; remain in a certain state | be at rest |
stop or halt | stay the same; remain in a certain state |
overcome or allay | take a short break from one's activities in order to relax |
fasten with stays | give a rest to |
be in a certain place and not leave | not move; be in a resting position |
stop a judicial process | sit, as on a branch |
dwell | rest on or as if on a pillow |
continue in a place, position, or situation | put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying |
hang on during a trial of endurance | be inactive, refrain from acting |
have a place in relation to something else | |
be inherent or innate in |