Movement and Rest

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Movement noun - The act or an instance of changing position.

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Rest is an antonym for movement in motion topic.

Nearby Words: move, moving, moved, mover

Rest noun - Freedom from activity or labor.

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Movement is an antonym for rest.

Nearby Words: restless, rested, restive, resting, restful

full	full movement	full rest
original	original movement	original rest
single	single movement	single rest
small	small movement	small rest
Other adjectives: actual, entire, big, little.

However, the first bassoon holds its note after the rest of the orchestra falls silent, leading directly into the slow movement.

Source: Siamese Twin Songs
While the rest of the symphony, especially the second movement, is rather dissonant (One of the main motifs of it is a tone cluster), the final movement follows the serene, slow, third movement.

Source: Last Note Nightmare
Ghosts 'n Goblins, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, and the rest of the series, have an evil reputation stemming from moderately annoying Jump Physics and extremely unpredictable enemy movement.

Source: Nintendo Hard / Platform Games

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