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coat rack

coat rack noun: a rack or stand with hooks or pegs for holding hats and coats, often placed near an entrance for temporary use.

coat rack: a rack or stand with hooks or pegs for holding hats and coats, often placed near an entrance for...
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Noun

coat rack (plural coat racks)

  1. A rack or stand with hooks or pegs for holding hats and coats, often placed near an entrance for temporary use
    • She put her coat and her hat on the coat rack when she entered her friend's apartment.

Synonyms of coat rack

Forms of coat rack

pluralcoat racks
alternative formcoatrack
alternative formcoat-rack

Questions about coat rack

What does coat rack mean?
Coat rack means a rack or stand with hooks or pegs for holding hats and coats, often placed near an entrance for temporary use.
What part of speech is coat rack?
Coat rack is a noun.
What is the plural of coat rack?
The plural of coat rack is coat racks.

Words near coat rack in the dictionary

  1. coat links
  2. coat money
  3. coat moneys
  4. coat of arms
  5. coat of mail
  6. coat rack
  7. coat racks
  8. coat stand
  9. coat stands
  10. coat trailing
  11. coat trailings

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