'rest on' definitions:
Definition of 'rest on'
(from WordNet)
verb
Rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired" [syn: lean on, rest on, lean against]
verb
Be based on; of theories and claims, for example; "What's this new evidence based on?" [syn: repose on, rest on, build on, build upon]
Synonyms of 'rest on'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abut on,
- bank on,
- be based on,
- be contingent on,
- be dependent on,
- be predicated on,
- bear on,
- bear upon,
- bestraddle,
- bestride,
- bet on,
- calculate on,
- count on,
- depend,
- depend on,
- gamble on,
- hang,
- hang on,
- hinge,
- hinge on,
- lean on,
- lie on,
- lie with,
- perch,
- place reliance on,
- press,
- press down,
- reckon on,
- rely on,
- rely upon,
- repose on,
- rest,
- rest with,
- revolve on,
- ride,
- sit on,
- stand on,
- straddle,
- stride,
- swear by,
- trust to,
- turn on,
- turn upon,
- weigh on,
- weigh upon
Words containing 'rest on'
- Rest,
- Rested,
- Restful,
- Restfully,
- Restfulness,
- Resting,
- To rest with,
- at rest,
- Back rest,
- Compound rest,
- Dotted rest,
- Parade rest,
- Rest Haven,
- Rest cure,
- Rest house,
- Resting spore,
- Slide rest,
- Steady rest,
- Travelers Rest,
- bed rest,
- chin rest,
- day of rest,
- eternal rest,
- gun rest,
- half rest,
- lay to rest,
- quarter rest,
- rest area,
- rest assured,
- rest day,
- rest energy,
- rest home,
- rest mass,
- rest period,
- rest room,
- rest stop,
- resting place,
- resting potential,
- whole rest,
- Rest Haven, GA,
- Rest-harrow,
- To set one's rest,
- To set the heart at rest,
- To set up one's rest,
- Tool-rest,
- Travelers Rest, SC,
- rest-cure,
- to rest on one's laurels,
- Thorny rest-harrow,
- at rest inactive motionless static still