rest on

Questions about rest on

What does rest on mean?

rest on means "rest on for support". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for rest on?

Close synonyms include lean on, lean against, repose on, build on, build upon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rest on a common word?

rest on is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.