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handrest

handrest noun: any surface designed to support the hand and wrist.

Noun

handrest (plural handrests)

  1. Any surface designed to support the hand and wrist.
    • The wooden handrest is placed over the vibration unit , with the post protruding through the hole in the handrest.1996, Robert W. Amler, Michael Gibertini, Pediatric Environmental Neurobehavioral Test Battery, page 146
    • Pull on the handrest to ease the bassoon into a more comfortable position.2013, Peter Neville, Tales from the Pit

Forms of handrest

pluralhandrests

Origin of handrest

From hand + rest.

Questions about handrest

What does handrest mean?
Handrest means any surface designed to support the hand and wrist.
What part of speech is handrest?
Handrest is a noun.
What is the plural of handrest?
The plural of handrest is handrests.

Words near handrest in the dictionary

  1. handraulics
  2. handreader
  3. handreaders
  4. handreading
  5. handreadings
  6. handrest
  7. handrests
  8. handroll
  9. handrolls
  10. handrope
  11. handropes

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