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BACKREST

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Dictionary entry overview: What does backrest mean?

• BACKREST (noun)
The noun BACKREST has 1 sense:

1. a support that you can lean against while sitting

Familiarity information: BACKREST used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BACKREST (noun)

Sense 1

backrest ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A support that you can lean against while sitting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

backrest; back

Context example:

the back of the dental chair was adjustable

Hypernyms ("backrest" is a kind of...):

support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "backrest"):

cantle (the back of a saddle seat)

ladder-back (the backrest of a chair that consists of two uprights with connecting slats)

Holonyms ("backrest" is a part of...):

car seat (a seat in a car)

chair (a seat for one person, with a support for the back)

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