rest upon
1rest upon — phrasal verb rest on or rest upon [transitive] Word forms rest on : present tense I/you/we/they rest on he/she/it rests on present participle resting on past tense rested on past participle rested on rest on something to be based on something The …
2rest upon — rest (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To be determined by or contingent on something unknown, uncertain, or changeable: depend on (or upon), hang on, hang upon, hinge on (or upon), turn on, turn upon. See START …
3rest upon — ˈrest on ˈrest u ˌpon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they rest on he/she/it rests on present participle resting on …
4rest upon somebody — …
5rest upon something — …
6Rest — Rest, n. [AS. rest, r[ae]st, rest; akin to D. rust, G. rast. OHG. rasta, Dan. & Sw. rast rest, repose, Icel. r[ o]st the distance between two resting places, a mole, Goth. rasta a mile, also to Goth. razn house, Icel. rann, and perhaps to G. ruhe …
7Rest house — Rest Rest, n. [AS. rest, r[ae]st, rest; akin to D. rust, G. rast. OHG. rasta, Dan. & Sw. rast rest, repose, Icel. r[ o]st the distance between two resting places, a mole, Goth. rasta a mile, also to Goth. razn house, Icel. rann, and perhaps to G …
8rest-harrow — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …
9rest on — phrasal verb rest on or rest upon [transitive] Word forms rest on : present tense I/you/we/they rest on he/she/it rests on present participle resting on past tense rested on past participle rested on rest on something to be based on something The …
10rest on/upon — [phrasal verb] 1 rest on/upon (someone or something) 1 a : to depend or rely on (someone or something) All our hopes rested on one man. 1 b : to stop moving and look at (someone or something) His eyes/gaze rested on the letter. 2 rest on/upon ( …
