to put to rest
A debate, etc.
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English Definitions
rest
N
something left after other parts have been taken away
rest
N
freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
rest
N
a pause for relaxation
rest
N
a state of inaction
rest
N
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
rest
N
a support on which things can be put
rest
N
a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
rest
V
not move; be in a resting position
rest
V
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
rest
V
have a place in relation to something else
rest
V
stay the same; remain in a certain state
rest
V
be inherent or innate in
rest
V
put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
rest
V
sit, as on a branch
rest
V
rest on or as if on a pillow
rest
V
be inactive, refrain from acting
N
designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily
rest day
N
a day set aside for rest
N
the energy equivalent to the mass of a particle at rest in an inertial frame of reference; equal to the rest mass times the square of the speed of light
N
an institution where people are cared for
N
a building used for shelter by travelers (especially in areas where there are no hotels)
N
(physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body
rest on
V
rest on for support
rest on
V
be based on; of theories and claims, for example
rest stop
N
designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily
N
rest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc.
N
Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots
rest-harrow
N
European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners
V
start an engine again, for example
restart
V
take up or begin anew
V
to say, state, or perform again
restaurant
N
a building where people go to eat
N
someone employed to provide service in a dining room
N
the proprietor of a restaurant
N
the proprietor of a restaurant
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
affording physical or mental rest
N
the attribute of being restful
N
Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots
restharrow
N
European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners
N
the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse
N
a spore of certain algae or fungi that lies dormant; may germinate after a prolonged period
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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