Refuse and Rest

Refuse

Refuse noun - Discarded or useless material.

Rest and refuse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rest" instead the word "Refuse" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

Rest

Rest noun - Freedom from activity or labor.

Refuse and rest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Refuse" instead the word "Rest" as a noun or a verb.

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

How words are described

right right refuse right rest
dead dead refuse dead rest
real real refuse real rest
little little refuse little rest
Other adjectives: bad, main, few, younger.

Common collocations

life refuse life rest life
hand refuse hand rest hand
way refuse way rest way
food refuse food rest food
Other words: head, times.
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