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BACKREST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A support that you can lean against while sitting
Example:
the back of the dental chair was adjustable
Synonyms:
back; backrest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)
