Phrase Hound found 38 phrases and 23 compound words that contain rests. The most common are listed below. Open rests in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 38
- rests in peacethird-person singular simple present indicative of rest in peace: A blessing or expression of hope that a deceased person is at peace.
- arm restsplural of arm rest: Part of the seat of a chair that is designed to support the arm.
- bed restsplural of bed rest: A device used to support a person sitting up in bed.
- eighth restsplural of eighth rest: A rest that has the same length as an eighth note.
- foot restsplural of foot rest: A horizontal bar fixed on the bottom of a chair to provide support for the feet.
- half restsplural of half rest: A pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two quarter rests or one half of a whole rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is two beats.
- knife-restsplural of knife-rest: A piece of kitchenware for temporarily resting a knife on while it is not in use, and without touching the table.
- lance restsplural of lance rest: A metal flange attached to the side of a breastplate, to steady a lance, arrest its rearward movement, and distribute the force of its impact to the torso (rather than the lancer's arm joints).
- quarter restsplural of quarter rest: A rest of the same duration as a quarter note.
- rests assuredthird-person singular simple present indicative of rest assured: Be sure; not need to worry; trust.
- rests easythird-person singular simple present indicative of rest easy: To cease worrying about something; to not be concerned or troubled by worries.
- rests upthird-person singular simple present indicative of rest up: To have a rest
- slide restsplural of slide rest: An apparatus adapted to a turning lathe for carrying the cutting tool.
- spoon restsplural of spoon rest: A shallow spoon-shaped dish on which a cooking or serving spoon can be rested so as to avoid dirtying the bench, tabletop, tablecloth, etc.
- tool-restsplural of tool-rest: The part of a machine, such as a lathe, that supports the cutting tool.
- turning restsplural of turning rest: A support on a lathe serving as a fulcrum for a hand turning-tool.
- whole restsplural of whole rest: A pause or interval of silence equal in duration to two half rests or one half of a breve rest. In common or 4/4 time, its duration is four beats.
- wrist restsplural of wrist rest: A padded platform that raises the wrists above a keyboard.
- sixteenth restsplural of sixteenth rest: A rest with the same length as a sixteenth note.
- rests of advantageplural of rest of advantage: A metal flange attached to the side of a breastplate, to steady a lance, arrest its rearward movement, and distribute the force of its impact to the torso (rather than the lancer's arm joints).
- sixty-fourth restsplural of sixty-fourth rest: A rare musical rest equivalent to one sixty-fourth of a whole rest, or one sixty-fourth of a measure in common time.
- the case restsSynonym of I rest my case: My argument is proven; I conclude my statement.
- thirty-second restsplural of thirty-second rest: A musical rest equivalent to one thirty-second of a measure.
- rests and veststhird-person singular simple present indicative of rest and vest: To do minimal work while waiting for one's stock options to vest.
- breve restsplural of breve rest: A rest that has the same duration as a breve
Compound words 23
- headrestsplural of headrest: The part of a seat designed to support the sitter's head.
- armrestsplural of armrest: Part of the seat of a chair that is designed to support the arm.
- footrestsplural of footrest: A support on which to rest the feet.
- backrestsplural of backrest: The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.
- aforeststhird-person singular simple present indicative of aforest: To make into forest
- bedrestsplural of bedrest: A device used to support a person sitting up in bed.
- benchrestsplural of benchrest: A shooting sport in which very accurate and precise rifles are shot at paper targets.
- bookrestsplural of bookrest: A support used to maintain a book or sheet when reading.
- Charestsplural of Charest: A surname from French.
- chinrestsplural of chinrest: A shaped piece of wood, plastic, etc. attached to the body of a violin or viola to aid in the positioning of the player's chin against on the instrument.