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headrest

/ˈhɛdˌɹɛst/

headrest noun: the part of a seat designed to support the sitter's head.

headrest: the part of a seat designed to support the sitter's head
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Noun

headrest (plural headrests)

  1. The part of a seat designed to support the sitter's head.
    • 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.2008 April 9, Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, “Harnessing Biology, and Avoiding Oil, for Chemical Goods”, in The New York Times
    • 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, […]”2015, Elle Casey, War of the Fae: Book 8 (Time Slipping), Elle Casey, →ISBN

headrest meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

headrest in Tamil

தலைதாங்கி, தலையணைக் கட்டை

headrest in Malayalam

തലതാങ്ങി, ചുമ്മാട്

Forms of headrest

pluralheadrests

Origin of headrest

From head + rest.

Questions about headrest

What does headrest mean?
Headrest means the part of a seat designed to support the sitter's head.
What is headrest in Tamil?
Headrest in Tamil is தலைதாங்கி, தலையணைக் கட்டை. See Headrest meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is headrest?
Headrest is a noun.
How do you pronounce headrest?
Headrest is pronounced /ˈhɛdˌɹɛst/.
What is the plural of headrest?
The plural of headrest is headrests.

Words near headrest in the dictionary

  1. headrails
  2. headreach
  3. headreached
  4. headreaches
  5. headreaching
  6. headrest
  7. headrests
  8. Headrick
  9. Headricks
  10. headrig
  11. headright

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Adapted from Wiktionary: headrest (page history and authors); headrest (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); headrest (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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