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bookrest

bookrest noun: a support used to maintain a book or sheet when reading.

Noun

bookrest (plural bookrests)

  1. A support used to maintain a book or sheet when reading.

Forms of bookrest

pluralbookrests

Origin of bookrest

From book + rest.

Questions about bookrest

What does bookrest mean?
Bookrest means a support used to maintain a book or sheet when reading.
What part of speech is bookrest?
Bookrest is a noun.
What is the plural of bookrest?
The plural of bookrest is bookrests.

Words near bookrest in the dictionary

  1. bookrack
  2. bookracks
  3. Bookram
  4. bookreading
  5. bookreadings
  6. bookrest
  7. bookrests
  8. bookright
  9. bookrights
  10. bookroll
  11. bookrolls

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