Meanings
plural headrests
- The part of a seat designed to support the sitter's head.
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Synonyms & antonyms
nouna cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-?
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-
- Proto-Indo-European*káput
- Proto-Germanic*haubudą
- Old Englishhēafod
- Middle Englishheed
- Englishhead
- Proto-Germanic*rastō
- Proto-West Germanic*rastu
- Old Englishræst
- Middle Englishreste
- Englishrest
- Englishheadrest
Translations
Catalan reposacaps
- reposacapspart of a seat
Dutch hoofdsteun
- hoofdsteunpart of a seat
Finnish päänoja
- päänojapart of a seat
French appui-tête, repose-tête
- appui-têtepart of a seat
- repose-têtepart of a seat
German Kopflehne, Kopfstütze
- Kopflehnepart of a seat
- Kopfstützepart of a seat
- Kopfauflagepart of a seat
- Kopfstütze des Dentalstuhlspart of a seat
- Kopfstütze mit Backenpart of a seat
Greek αποκούμπι
- αποκούμπι (apokoúmpi)part of a seat
Hawaiian uluna
- ulunapart of a seat
Italian poggiatesta
- poggiatestapart of a seat
Polish zagłówek
- zagłówekpart of a seat
Russian подголовник
- подголовник (podgolovnik)part of a seat
Spanish reposacabezas, apoyacabeza
- reposacabezaspart of a seat
- apoyacabezapart of a seat
- apoyanucapart of a seat
Cite this entry
headrest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headrest
“headrest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headrest. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headrest,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headrest.
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