headrest

[ hed-rest ]

/ ˈhɛdˌrɛst /

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noun

a rest or support of any kind for the head.

Also called head restraint . a padded part at the top of the back of a seat, especially in an automobile, to protect one's head against whiplash in a collision.

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Origin of headrest

First recorded in 1850–55; head + rest¹

Words nearby headrest

headquarters, headrace, headrail, headreach, head register, headrest, head restraint, head rhyme, headrig, headright, headroom

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How to use headrest in a sentence

Mom leans her head back against the wheelchair’s headrest to gaze up toward the tops of the redwoods.
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If they don’t want to lug one of the memory-foam headrests on their bed at home through airports, a neck pillow will serve as a good substitute in a pinch.
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Adjustable height, headrest, and armrests are also key to finding a comfortable desk chair.
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Ray, a short man, had added a 2-by-4 to his seat to make the headrest hit right.
A CIA spyplane crashed outside Area 51 a half-century ago. This explorer found it.|Sarah Scoles|January 5, 2021|Popular-Science

The removable headrest is cured at 135 degrees to support your head and neck.
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He sat down in his chair, laid his head back in the headrest and pulled the helmet down over his forehead.
The Game of Rat and Dragon|Cordwainer Smith
He stepped in and gripped the bat-shaped gearshift, adjusted the headstone-shaped headrest, and got rolling.
Makers|Cory Doctorow
He was hurled back against the headrest with a force that filled his head with winking stars.
Dave Dawson at Casablanca|Robert Sydney Bowen
Eugene put his hand on ol man Dorts forehead an pushed him back into the headrest.
Friar Tuck|Robert Alexander Wason
Feather pillows and beds took the place of straw pallets with a log of wood for a headrest.
Women of England, Volume 9 (of 10)|Burleigh James Bartlett

British Dictionary definitions for headrest

headrest

/ (ˈhɛdˌrɛst) /

noun

a support for the head, as on a dentist's chair or car seat

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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