Definitions for headrest

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headrest head·rest

Spelling: [hed-rest]

IPA: /ˈhɛdˌrɛst/

Headrest is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 402 anagrams from letters in headrest (adeehrst).

Definitions for headrest

noun

1. a rest or support of any kind for the head.
2. 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.

Origin of headrest

First recorded in 1850-55; head + rest¹

Examples for headrest

Eugene put his hand on ol man Dorts forehead an pushed him back into the headrest.

He was hurled back against the headrest with a force that filled his head with winking stars.

Feather pillows and beds took the place of straw pallets with a log of wood for a headrest.

He sat down in his chair, laid his head back in the headrest and pulled the helmet down over his forehead.