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headrest

/ˈhedrest/noun

उच्चारण हेड्रेस्ट

सिर टिकाने का हिस्सा, हेडरेस्ट

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    the part of a seat or chair that supports a person's head, especially in a car

    सिर टिकाने का हिस्सा, हेडरेस्ट

    • Adjust the headrest before you start driving.
    • Keep the headrest at the level of your ears for safety.
    • She leant back against the headrest and fell asleep.
    + 2 more examples
    • The rear seat has an adjustable headrest.
    • A good headrest reduces the risk of neck injuries in a crash.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

headrest as a countable noun

Headrest is countable. Cars have one for every seat, and barber chairs and dentists' chairs often have one too.

'Headrest' countable noun है। कारों में हर सीट पर होता है, और नाई या दंत-चिकित्सक की कुर्सी में भी अक्सर होता है।

  • Each seat has an adjustable headrest.
  • The dentist lowered the chair and adjusted the headrest.

headrest + on / of + seat

Use on or of to link the headrest to its seat. It can be fixed or removable.

Headrest को उसकी सीट से जोड़ने के लिए 'on' या 'of' का प्रयोग होता है। यह स्थायी या हटाने योग्य हो सकता है।

  • The headrest on the driver's seat was loose.
  • She rested her neck against the headrest of the train seat.

lean / rest / lay + head + on / against + headrest

The head leans against the headrest. Prepositions on and against are both natural.

सिर headrest से टिकता है। यहाँ 'on' और 'against' दोनों preposition स्वाभाविक हैं।

  • He leaned his head against the headrest and closed his eyes.
  • Radhika laid her head on the headrest and fell asleep during the journey.

headrest + noun (compound)

Headrest forms compounds such as headrest cushion and headrest pillow, which name soft supports added to a seat.

Headrest से headrest cushion और headrest pillow जैसे compound बनते हैं, जो सीट पर जोड़े गए नरम सहारे को बताते हैं।

  • He fixed a neck pillow to the headrest of the bus seat.
+Collocations 4

adjective + headrest

adjustablepaddedremovableleatherrear

  • A padded headrest makes long bus journeys more comfortable.

verb + headrest

adjustremovefitraiselower

  • Raise the headrest so that it supports the back of your head.

headrest + noun

headrest coverheadrest pillowheadrest cushionheadrest height

  • He bought a new headrest cover for the car.

headrest + preposition

of the seaton the chairbehind the headin the car

  • The headrest behind the head should be level with the ears.
“More examples 6
  • The headrest in a car reduces the risk of neck injury in a collision.

कार में headrest टक्कर की स्थिति में गर्दन की चोट का खतरा कम करता है।

  • The old railway coach had a thin cloth headrest on every seat.

पुराने रेल डिब्बे की हर सीट पर कपड़े की पतली headrest थी।

  • The driver asked the passenger to remove the headrest from the front seat.

चालक ने यात्री से अगली सीट की headrest निकालने को कहा।

  • Radhika's grandfather uses a small pillow as a headrest in his armchair.

राधिका के दादाजी अपनी आरामकुर्सी में छोटे तकिये को headrest के रूप में प्रयोग करते हैं।

  • At the salon, the headrest helped the customer relax while her hair was washed.

सैलून में headrest ने बाल धोते समय ग्राहक को आराम से बैठने में सहायता की।

  • The airline seat had a folding headrest that could be raised for sleeping.

विमान की सीट में मुड़ने वाली headrest थी जिसे सोने के लिए ऊपर उठाया जा सकता था।