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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Coppélia Moreau, a student organizer at Nanterre University, said yellow vests and students are united in denouncing bleak prospects for the country’s youth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 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
Some passengers were not wearing life vests, they noted.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Unitree had previously drawn significant attention during China's annual Spring Festival gala performance, with its dexterous robots, wearing traditional Chinese vests, seen performing Kung Fu and jumping over tables.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
When nobody came out two cops wearing bulletproof vests rushed the door.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
