The difference between Ease and Rest

When used as nouns, ease means ability, the means to do something, particularly: opportunity, chance. skill, dexterity, facility, whereas rest means relief from work or activity by sleeping.

When used as verbs, ease means to free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc, whereas rest means to cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind.

check bellow for the other definitions of Ease and Rest

  1. Ease as a noun (obsolete):

    Ability, the means to do something, particularly: Opportunity, chance. Skill, dexterity, facility.

    Examples:

    "He played the ukelele with ease."

  2. Ease as a noun (pejorative, archaic):

    Comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness, particularly: Freedom from pain, hardship, and annoyance, sometimes idleness, sloth. Freedom from worry and concern; peace; sometimes indifference. Freedom from difficulty. Freedom from effort, leisure, rest. Freedom from financial effort or worry; affluence. Freedom from embarrassment or awkwardness; grace.

    Examples:

    "She enjoyed the ease of living in a house where the servants did all the work."

    "The pension set her mind [[at ease at ease]]."

    "He passed all the exams with ease."

    "We took our ease on the patio."

    "His inheritance catapulted him into a life of ease."

    "She dealt with the faculty with combined authority and ease."

  3. Ease as a noun (euphemistic, obsolete):

    Relief, an end to discomfort, particularly: Followed by or : release from or reduction of pain, hardship, or annoyance. Release from intestinal discomfort: defecation. Release from constraint, obligation, or a constrained position. Additional space provided to allow greater movement.

    Examples:

    "Take one pill every 12 hours to provide ease from pain."

    "At ease, soldier!"

    "Add some ease to the waist measurement."

  4. Ease as a noun (obsolete):

    A convenience; a luxury.

  5. Ease as a noun (obsolete):

    A relief; an easement.

  1. Ease as a verb (transitive):

    To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.

    Examples:

    "He eased his conscience by confessing."

  2. Ease as a verb (transitive):

    To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).

    Examples:

    "He loosened his shoe to ease the pain."

  3. Ease as a verb (transitive):

    To give respite to (someone).

    Examples:

    "The provision of extra staff eased their workload."

  4. Ease as a verb (nautical, transitive):

    To loosen or slacken the tension on a line.

    Examples:

    "We eased the [[boom vang]], then lowered the sail."

  5. Ease as a verb (transitive):

    To reduce the difficulty of (something).

    Examples:

    "We had to ease the entry requirements."

  6. Ease as a verb (transitive):

    To move (something) slowly and carefully.

    Examples:

    "He eased the cork from the bottle."

  7. Ease as a verb (intransitive):

    To lessen in severity.

    Examples:

    "The pain eased overnight."

  8. Ease as a verb (intransitive):

    To proceed with little effort.

    Examples:

    "The car eased onto the motorway."

  1. Rest as a noun (uncountable, of a [[person]] or [[animal]]):

    Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.

    Examples:

    "I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night."

    "The sun sets, and the workers go to their rest."

  2. Rest as a noun (countable):

    Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.

    Examples:

    "We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back."

  3. Rest as a noun (uncountable):

    Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.

    Examples:

    "It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while."

  4. Rest as a noun (uncountable, of an [[object]] or [[concept]]):

    A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.

    Examples:

    "The boulder came to rest just behind the house after rolling down the mountain."

    "The ocean was finally at rest."

    "Now that we're all in agreement, we can put that issue to rest."

  5. Rest as a noun (euphemistic, uncountable):

    A final position after death.

    Examples:

    "She was laid to rest in the village cemetery."

  6. Rest as a noun (music, countable):

    A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.

    Examples:

    "Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar."

  7. Rest as a noun (music, countable):

    A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.

  8. Rest as a noun (physics, uncountable):

    Absence of motion.

    Examples:

    "The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest."

  9. Rest as a noun (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.

    Examples:

    "Higgins can't quite reach the white with his cue, so he'll be using the rest."

  10. Rest as a noun (countable):

    Any object designed to be used to support something else.

    Examples:

    "She put the phone receiver back in its rest."

    "He placed his hands on the arm rests of the chair."

  11. Rest as a noun:

    A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.

  12. Rest as a noun:

    A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.

  13. Rest as a noun (poetry):

    A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.

  14. Rest as a noun:

    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. Rest as a noun (dated):

    A set or game at tennis.

  1. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.

  2. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To come to a pause or an end; end.

  3. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.

  4. Rest as a verb (intransitive, transitive, reflexive):

    To be or to put into a state of rest.

    Examples:

    "My day's work is over; now I will rest. We need to rest the horses before we ride any further. I shall not rest until I have uncovered the truth. Rest assured that I will do my best."

  5. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To stay, remain, be situated.

    Examples:

    "The blame seems to rest with your father."

  6. Rest as a verb (transitive, intransitive, reflexive):

    To lean, lie, or lay.

    Examples:

    "A column rests on its pedestal."

    "I rested my head in my hands. She rested against my shoulder. I rested against the wall for a minute."

  7. Rest as a verb (intransitive, transitive, legal, 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.)

    Examples:

    "The defense rests, your Honor. I rest my case."

  8. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To sleep; slumber.

  9. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To lie dormant.

  10. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.

  11. Rest as a verb (intransitive):

    To rely or depend on.

    Examples:

    "The decision rests on getting a bank loan."

  12. Rest as a verb:

    To be satisfied; to acquiesce.

  1. Rest as a noun (uncountable):

    That which remains.

    Examples:

    "She ate some of the food, but was not hungry enough to eat it all, so she put the rest in the refrigerator to finish later."

  2. Rest as a noun:

    Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.

  3. Rest as a noun (UK, finance):

    A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the , the balance of assets above liabilities.

  1. Rest as a verb (obsolete):

    To remain.

  1. Rest as a verb (obsolete):

    To arrest.

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