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headrest

Language

English

Headrest

Etymology

From head +‎ restCategory:English compound terms#HEADREST.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdˌɹɛst/Category:English 2-syllable words#HEADREST Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#HEADREST
Audio (US): (file)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#HEADREST

Noun

headrest (plural headrests)Category:English lemmas#HEADREST Category:English nouns#HEADREST Category:English countable nouns#HEADREST Category:English entries with incorrect language header#HEADREST Category:Pages with entries#HEADREST Category:Pages with 1 entry#HEADREST

The part of a seat designed to support the sitter's head.
- 2008 April 9, Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, “Harnessing Biology, and Avoiding Oil, for Chemical Goods”, in The New York Times‎:
  Similarly, the biotech giant Cargill has begun manufacturing a polymer from vegetable oils that is used in polyurethane foams, which is found in beddings, furniture and car-seat headrests.
  Category:English terms with quotations#HEADREST
- 2015, Elle Casey, War of the Fae: Book 8 (Time Slipping), Elle Casey, →ISBN:
  He rose up to sit on Jared's headrest, facing the back of the van and me. Once he was balanced, his cuticles became the focus of his attention. “Where is everybody?” “Peeing. Getting snackage.” “What kind of snackage?” “Nougat, […] ”
  Category:English terms with quotations#HEADREST

Hyponyms

head restraint

Translations

part of a seat

Category:Entries with translation boxes#HEADREST

Azerbaijani: başaltıCategory:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#HEADREST
Catalan: reposacaps mCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#HEADREST
Dutch: hoofdsteun (nl) mCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#HEADREST
Finnish: päänojaCategory:Terms with Finnish translations#HEADREST
French: appui-tête (fr) mCategory:Terms with French translations#HEADREST, repose-tête (fr) mCategory:Terms with French translations#HEADREST
Galician: repousacabezas mCategory:Terms with Galician translations#HEADREST
German: Kopflehne (de) fCategory:Terms with German translations#HEADREST, Kopfstütze (de) fCategory:Terms with German translations#HEADREST, Kopfauflage fCategory:Terms with German translations#HEADREST, Kopfstütze des DentalstuhlsCategory:Terms with German translations#HEADREST (dental chair), Kopfstütze mit Backen fCategory:Terms with German translations#HEADREST (with side pads)
Greek: αποκούμπι (el) n (apokoúmpi)Category:Terms with Greek translations#HEADREST
Hawaiian: ulunaCategory:Terms with Hawaiian translations#HEADREST
Italian: poggiatesta mCategory:Terms with Italian translations#HEADREST
Polish: zagłówek (pl) mCategory:Terms with Polish translations#HEADREST
Russian: подголовник (ru) m (podgolovnik)Category:Terms with Russian translations#HEADREST
Spanish: reposacabezas (es) mCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#HEADREST, apoyacabeza (es) mCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#HEADREST, apoyanuca mCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#HEADREST
Tahitian: uruʻaCategory:Terms with Tahitian translations#HEADREST

Further reading

headrest on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

deathers, heardest

Category:English 2-syllable words Category:English compound terms Category:English countable nouns Category:English lemmas Category:English nouns Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation Category:English terms with audio pronunciation Category:English terms with quotations Category:Entries with translation boxes Category:Pages with 1 entry Category:Pages with entries Category:Terms with Azerbaijani translations Category:Terms with Catalan translations Category:Terms with Dutch translations Category:Terms with Finnish translations Category:Terms with French translations Category:Terms with Galician translations Category:Terms with German translations Category:Terms with Greek translations Category:Terms with Hawaiian translations Category:Terms with Italian translations Category:Terms with Polish translations Category:Terms with Russian translations Category:Terms with Spanish translations Category:Terms with Tahitian translations