vest
noun
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
vests
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pluralof vest.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof vest (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
vestnouna close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
Example Sentences
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That followed remarks by Le Pen in which she suggested that the outlet's journalists should wear "a Kevlar suit" -- a reference to the material used in bulletproof vests.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
The addition of the yellow vests adds potential staying power to recent protests, which started with students calling for better conditions in schools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
"They wore construction vests and masks that concealed their faces. There is no reasonable way to identify them as ICE agents," Mamdani said.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Outside Sacramento, Calif., dozens of workers in yellow vests do stretches before going out to lay a continuous, five-mile-long fiber-optic cable under the city.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Collect as many life vests and floats as I could find.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
