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“Rests” or “Wrests”

rests / wrests are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

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rests r·EH·s·t·s

  • nounfreedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility).
  • nouna state of inaction.
  • nouneuphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb).
  • nouna support on which things can be put.
  • nouna musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration.
  • verbnot move; be in a resting position.
  • verbtake a short break from one's activities in order to relax.
  • verbgive a rest to.
  • verbbe at rest.
  • verbbe inherent or innate in.
  • verbput something in a resting position, as for support or steadying.
  • verbbe inactive, refrain from acting.

wrests

  • verbobtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically.
Usage

Examples in context

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“rests”

  • …where all wealth and everything rests states verse 3.15.1, and it…
  • The town center of Zapatoca rests on the formation in the…
  • …tomb in which Stephen Amber rests, in order to break the…
  • …ungloved, and her right hand rests on his.
  • The root of this adage rests on the principle of matching…
  • …Martin Busskirch with its cemetery rests on the remains of a…
  • …is made up entirely of rests.
  • …the ark for the Torah rests across the holy chest at…
  • Today, Judge Isaac Bronson's mausoleum rests in Palatka's Oak Hill Cemetery.
  • The building rests on a concrete foundation.

“wrests”

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