Kill
Kill verb - To use up all the physical energy of.
Usage example: the long hike up the mountain just about killed us
Rest
Rest verb - To refrain from labor or exertion.
How words are described
| good | good kill | good rest |
| nice | nice kill | nice rest |
| special | special kill | special rest |
| best | best kill | best rest |
| Other adjectives: long, original, many, true, single, actual, real, successful, big, bad, quiet, less, next, literal. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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After doing some stage work, a few films in Sweden and a bit part in Zoolander he was cast as Brad Colbert in Generation Kill and the rest is history.
Source: Former Child Star - Consequently, soldiers were sent to kill not only the thieves but also the rest of the slum's dwellers.
Source: Kill the Poor -
Subverted on the Stargate Atlantis episode "Sateda" when Ronon tells the rest of the gang that if they kill the Wraith "General", he will kill them.
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Rest and Kill. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/rest
Kill & Rest. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/rest>.
Rest or Kill. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/kill/rest.
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