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headrest

head·rest
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hed-rest]
    • /ˈhɛdˌrɛst/
    • /ˈhed.rest/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hed-rest]
    • /ˈhɛdˌrɛst/

Definitions of headrest word

  • noun headrest a rest or support of any kind for the head. 1
  • noun headrest Also called head restraint. a padded part at the top of the back of a seat, especially in an automobile, to protect one's head against whiplash in a collision. 1
  • noun headrest A padded part extending from or fixed to the back of a seat or chair, designed to support the head. 1
  • noun headrest seat's head support 1
  • countable noun headrest A headrest is the part of the back of a seat on which you can lean your head, especially one on the front seat of a car. 0
  • noun headrest a support for the head, as on a dentist's chair or car seat 0

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Origin of headrest

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; head + rest1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Headrest

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

headrest popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

headrest usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for headrest

noun headrest

  • buffer — A buffer is something that prevents something else from being harmed or that prevents two things from harming each other.
  • bolster — If you bolster something such as someone's confidence or courage, you increase it.
  • hassock — a thick, firm cushion used as a footstool or for kneeling.
  • fender — the pressed and formed sheet-metal part mounted over the road wheels of an automobile, bicycle, etc., to reduce the splashing of mud, water, and the like.
  • rest — a support for a lance; lance rest.

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