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headrests

headrests is the plural of headrest.

Meaning of headrest

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

Questions about headrests

What is headrests the plural of?
Headrests is the plural of headrest.

Words near headrests in the dictionary

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

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