Headrest

//ˈhɛdˌɹɛst// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    a rest for the head wordnet
  3. 3
    a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash wordnet

Synonyms

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acceleratorautoautomobilegeneratorhead restrainthead restraint

Example

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"The checkerboard tiling and shopworn 1950s decor in Dr. David Mushabac's dental office seem a bit old fashioned, but all the necessities are there: sky-blue swivel chair with headrest, porcelain basin, cotton swabs, and row upon row of sterile metal instruments."

Etymology

From head + rest.

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