The difference between Place and Rest
When used as nouns, place means an open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard, whereas rest means relief from work or activity by sleeping.
When used as verbs, place means to put (an object or person) in a specific location, whereas rest means to cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind.
check bellow for the other definitions of Place and Rest
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Place as a noun (physical):
An area; somewhere within an area. An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard. A group of houses. An inhabited area: a village, town, or city. Any area of the earth: a region. The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit. The area where one lives: one's home, formerly country estates and farms. An area of the skin. An area to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory. An area to fight: a battlefield or the contested ground in a battle.
Examples:
"They live at Westminster Place."
"He is going back to his native place on vacation."
"We asked the restaurant to give us a table with three places."
"Do you want to come over to my place later?"
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Place as a noun:
A location or position in space.
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Place as a noun:
A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader.
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Place as a noun:
A passage or extract from a book or document.
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Place as a noun:
A topic.
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Place as a noun:
A frame of mind.
Examples:
"I'm in a strange place at the moment."
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Place as a noun:
A chess position; a square of the chessboard.
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Place as a noun (social):
A responsibility or position in an organization. A role or purpose; a station. The position of a contestant in a competition. The position of first, second, or third at the finish, especially the second position. The position as a member of a sports team.
Examples:
"It is really not my place to say what is right and wrong in this case."
"We thought we would win but only ended up in fourth place."
"to win a bet on a horse for place"
"He lost his place in the national team."
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Place as a noun:
A fortified position: a fortress, citadel, or walled town.
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Place as a noun:
Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.
Examples:
"three decimal places;  the hundreds place'"
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Place as a noun:
Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.
Examples:
"That's what I said in the first place!"
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Place as a noun:
Reception; effect; implying the making room for.
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Place as a verb (transitive):
To put (an object or person) in a specific location.
Examples:
"He placed the glass on the table."
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Place as a verb (intransitive):
To earn a given spot in a competition. To finish second, especially of horses or dogs.
Examples:
"The Cowboys placed third in the league."
"In the third race: Aces Up won, paying eight dollars; Blarney Stone placed, paying three dollars; and Cinnamon showed, paying five dollars."
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Place as a verb (transitive):
To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.
Examples:
"I've seen him before, but I can't quite place where."
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Place as a verb (transitive, in the passive):
To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.
Examples:
"Run Ragged was placed fourth in the race."
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Place as a verb (transitive):
To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
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Place as a verb (transitive):
To arrange for or to make (a bet).
Examples:
"I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls."
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Place as a verb (transitive):
To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job.
Examples:
"They phoned hoping to place her in the management team."
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Place as a verb (sports, transitive):
To place-kick (a goal).
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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Rest as a noun (euphemistic, uncountable):
A final position after death.
Examples:
"She was laid to rest in the village cemetery."
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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."
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Rest as a noun (music, countable):
A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
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Rest as a noun (physics, uncountable):
Absence of motion.
Examples:
"The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest."
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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."
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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."
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Rest as a noun:
A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
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Rest as a noun:
A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
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Rest as a noun (poetry):
A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
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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.
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Rest as a noun (dated):
A set or game at tennis.
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Rest as a verb (intransitive):
To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
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Rest as a verb (intransitive):
To come to a pause or an end; end.
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Rest as a verb (intransitive):
To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
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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."
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Rest as a verb (intransitive):
To stay, remain, be situated.
Examples:
"The blame seems to rest with your father."
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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."
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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."
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Rest as a verb (intransitive):
To sleep; slumber.
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Rest as a verb (intransitive):
To lie dormant.
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Rest as a verb (intransitive):
To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
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Rest as a verb (intransitive):
To rely or depend on.
Examples:
"The decision rests on getting a bank loan."
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Rest as a verb:
To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
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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."
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Rest as a noun:
Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
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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.
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Rest as a verb (obsolete):
To remain.
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Rest as a verb (obsolete):
To arrest.
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- mindset vs place
- mood vs place
- courtyard vs place
- piazza vs place
- place vs plaza
- place vs square
- deposit vs place
- lay vs place
- lay down vs place
- place vs put down
- achieve vs place
- make vs place
- place vs reach
- rest vs sleep
- rest vs slumber
- break vs rest
- repose vs rest
- rest vs time off
- peace vs rest
- quiet vs rest
- rest vs roo
- rest vs silence
- rest vs stillness
- rest vs tranquility
- peace vs rest
- breve rest vs rest
- minim rest vs rest
- rest vs semibreve rest
- motion vs rest
- bridge vs rest
- cradle vs rest
- rest vs support
- foot rest vs rest
- rest vs wrist rest
- pause vs rest
- rest vs take a break
- lay vs rest
- lean vs rest
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- put vs rest
- lean vs rest
- lie vs rest
- relax vs rest
- rest vs sleep
- nap vs rest
- relieve vs rest
- be vs rest
- lie vs rest
- remain vs rest
- reside vs rest
- rest vs stay
- lave vs rest
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