BACKREST

back, backrest

(noun) a support that you can lean against while sitting; “the back of the dental chair was adjustable”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

backrest (plural backrests)

The back piece of a chair, used to support the sitter's back.

A guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe, and placed in contact with the work to steady it in turning.

Anagrams

• Starbeck, backster, brackets

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.

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