bookrest

book·rest

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [boo k-rest]
- /ˈbʊkˌrɛst/
- /bˈʊkrest/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boo k-rest]
- /ˈbʊkˌrɛst/

Definitions of bookrest word

noun bookrest a cradle for holding an open book so that it may be read comfortably 3
noun bookrest bookstand (sense 1) 3
noun bookrest a support for an open book, usually holding it at a slight angle. 1
noun bookrest A support used to maintain a book or sheet when reading. 0

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Origin of bookrest

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70; book + rest1

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Parts of speech for Bookrest

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bookrest popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

bookrest usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bookrest

noun bookrest

desk — A desk is a table, often with drawers, which you sit at to write or work.
lectern — a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
secretary — a person, usually an official, who is in charge of the records, correspondence, minutes of meetings, and related affairs of an organization, company, association, etc.: the secretary of the Linguistic Society of America.
ambo — either of two raised pulpits from which the gospels and epistles were read in early Christian churches

All 4 Synonyms of bookrest