You can make 18 words from rest according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
All 4 letters words made out of rest
rest erst rset sret esrt sert rets erts rtes tres etrs ters rste srte rtse trse stre tsre estr setr etsr tesr ster tser
Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word rest. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in rest.
Definitions and meaning of rest
rest
Pronunciation
enPR: rĕst, IPA(key): /ɹɛst/
Rhymes: -ɛst
Homophone: wrest
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishrest, reste, from Old Englishræst, from Proto-West Germanic*rastu, from Proto-Germanic*rastō, from Proto-Indo-European*ros-, *res-, *erH-(“rest”). Cognate with West Frisianrêst(“rest”), Dutchrust(“rest”), GermanRast(“rest”), Swedishrast(“rest”), Norwegianrest(“rest”), Icelandicröst(“rest”), Old Irishárus(“dwelling”), GermanRuhe(“calm”), Albanianresht(“to stop, pause”), Welsharaf(“quiet, calm, gentle”), Lithuanianrovà(“calm”), Ancient Greekἐρωή(erōḗ, “rest, respite”), Avestan𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬨𐬈(airime, “calm, peaceful”), Sanskritरमते(rámate, “he stays still, calms down”), Gothic𐍂𐌹𐌼𐌹𐍃(rimis, “tranquility”). Related to roo.
Noun
rest (countable and uncountable, pluralrests)
(uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
Synonyms:sleep, slumber
(countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
Synonyms:break, repose, time off
(uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
(music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
(physics, uncountable) Absence of motion.
Antonym:motion
(snooker, countable) A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
Hypernym:bridge
(countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.
Synonyms:(of a telephone)cradle, support
Hyponyms:arm rest, elbow rest, foot rest, head rest, leg rest, neck rest, wrist rest
A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
c. 1851, Catholicus (pen name of John Henry Newman, letter in The Times
halfway houses and travellers' rests
(poetry) A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.
(dated) A set or game at tennis.
Antonyms
activity
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle Englishresten, from Old Englishrestan, from Proto-West Germanic*rastijan(“to rest”), from Proto-Indo-European*ros-, *res-, *erH-(“rest”). Cognate with Dutchrusten(“to rest”), Middle Low Germanresten(“to rest”), Germanrasten(“to rest”), Danishraste(“to rest”), Swedishrasta(“to rest”).
Verb
rest (third-person singular simple presentrests, present participleresting, simple past and past participlerested)
(intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
(intransitive) To come to a pause or an end; end.
(intransitive) To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
(intransitive, transitive, reflexive, copulative) To be or to put into a state of rest.
(intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated.
(transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To lean, lie, or lay.
(intransitive, transitive, law, US) To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)
(intransitive) To sleep; slumber.
(intransitive) To lie dormant.
(intransitive) To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
(intransitive) To rely or depend on.
To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
Synonyms
(lie down and take repose, especially by sleeping):relax
(give rest to):relieve
(stop working):have a breather, pause, take a break, take time off, take time out
(be situated):be, lie, remain, reside, stay
(transitive: lean, lay):lay, lean, place, put
(intransitive: lie, lean):lean, lie
Troponyms
(lie down and take repose):nap, sleep
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle Englishreste, from Old Frenchreste, from Old Frenchrester(“to remain”), from Latinrestō(“to stay back, stay behind”), from re- + stō(“to stand”). Replaced native Middle Englishlave(“rest, remainder”) (from Old Englishlāf(“remnant, remainder”)).
Pronunciation
enPR: rĕst, IPA(key): /ɹɛst/
Rhymes: -ɛst
Noun
rest (uncountable)
(uncountable) That which remains.
Synonyms:lave, remainder
Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
(UK, finance) A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities.
Synonyms
(that which remains): See also Thesaurus:remainder
Derived terms
all the rest
Translations
Etymology 4
From Middle Englishresten, from Old Frenchrester, from Latinrestō.
Verb
rest (third-person singular simple presentrests, present participleresting, simple past and past participlerested)
(no object, with complement) To continue to be, remain, be left in a certain way.
("Be glad, be joyful"; later: "Good luck to you.")
(transitive, obsolete) To keep a certain way.
("May God grant you happiness and peace, gentlemen"; literally: "May God keep you happy and in peace, gentlemen.")
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 5
Aphetic form of arrest.
Verb
rest (third-person singular simple presentrests, present participleresting, simple past and past participlerested)
(obsolete, transitive, colloquial) To arrest.
Anagrams
-estr-, -ster, -ster-, ERTs, SERT, TERs, erst, estr-, rets, tres
Czech
Etymology
Derived from GermanRest.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈrɛst]
Hyphenation: rest
Noun
restm inan
(mostly in plural) backlog, unfinished business
arrear(s)
Declension
Further reading
rest in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
rest in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Anagrams
setr
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Frenchreste, probably via GermanRest.
From a Northern Italian dialect, compare Emilianrest, Piedmonteserest, Romagnolrést, Italianresto(“rest”), from restare, from Latinrestō(“I stay behind, remain”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈrɛʃt]
Hyphenation: rest
Rhymes: -ɛʃt
Adjective
rest (comparativerestebb, superlativelegrestebb)
lazy
Synonyms:henye, lusta, renyhe, tunya
Declension
Derived terms
restell
restség
(Expressions):
a rest kétszer fárad
Further reading
rest in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
change (small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination)
Usage notes
The use of the meaning for change is restrictive to money, usually in small sums, taken after making a transaction. To describe such change when it is in one's pocket or lying around, the term mărunțiș is preferred.
Declension
Swedish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Frenchreste, from Latinrestāre(“remain”).
Pronunciation
Noun
restc
(in the plural) remainder, rest(what remains)
(mathematics) remainder
11 dividerat med 2 är 5, med 1 i rest ― 11 divided by 2 is 5 remainder 1
(chiefly in the plural) leftover
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
rest
past participle of resa
Verb
rest
supine of resa
Anagrams
ters
Further reading
rest in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
rest in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)