5 letter words starting with res

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  • RESAM
  • RESAT
  • RESAW
  • RESAY
  • RESEE
  • RESES
  • RESET
  • RESEW
  • RESID
  • RESIN
  • RESIT
  • RESOD
  • RESOL
  • RESOW
  • RESTO
  • RESTS
  • RESTY
  • RESUE
  • RESUS

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:



Definition of rests

rests (noun)

  1. (of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
  2. Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
  3. Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
  4. (of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
  5. A final position after death.
  6. A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
  7. A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
  8. Absence of motion.
  9. 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.
  10. Any object designed to be used to support something else.
  11. A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
  12. A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
  13. A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
  14. The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.
  15. A set or game at tennis.

rests (verb)

  1. To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
  2. To come to a pause or an end; end.
  3. To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
  4. To be or to put into a state of rest.
  5. To stay, remain, be situated.
  6. To lean, lie, or lay.
  7. 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.)
  8. To sleep; slumber.
  9. To lie dormant.
  10. To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
  11. To rely or depend on.
  12. To be satisfied; to acquiesce.

rests (verb)

  1. To remain.

rests (verb)

  1. To arrest.