Silence in music or in one of its parts; the name of the character that stands for such silence
a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep"
a party is said to "rest" or "rest the case" when (s)he has presented all the evidence he intends to offer