Emily Dickinson Lexicon

rest, n¹. [OE ræst.] (webplay: battle, bed, cloud, day, dead, death, down, dust, God, hand, head, heart, heaven, home, hope, land, lay, left, lies, mind, music, native, obtained, others, peace, place, reading, remain, repose, reward, sea, sleep, stand, state, still, stop, thing, tranquil, truth, wait, work, years).

1. Relaxation; repose; rejuvenation; cessation of activity.
2. Stillness; calm; quiet; tranquility; peace of mind.
3. Death; the repose of the grave.
4. Phrase. “At rest”: Calm; peaceful; without motion; staying still.
5. Phrase. “At rest”: Motionless in death.
6. Phrase. “Put to rest”: Pacify; make calm; make still.