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footrest

[foot-rest] / ˈfʊtˌrɛst /
NOUN
ottoman
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NOUN
stool
Synonyms


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You may need to adjust the height of your chair and if, after adjusting, your feet no longer touch the floor, add a footrest or small stool.

From Seattle Times Dec. 22, 2023

Sure, you can recline the seat or pop up a footrest, but no adjustments you can make will compare to sleeping in a real horizontal bed.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 1, 2022

The seat, footrest, and handle are all very compact.

From The Verge Jul. 7, 2022

Also consider a footrest to help support your back, a monitor riser or a larger monitor.

From Washington Post Nov. 11, 2021

I couldn’t help but notice that she was using Lice Peek- ing’s head as a footrest.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

There are high chairs with built-in footrests, to give a clear view from the back of Victorian balconies where front-row patrons would once have sat directly on a low step.

From New York Times Oct. 24, 2022

Perched in a captain’s chair, a padded-leather lounger with two footrests, he spins the Teresa around and drives into the larger vessel’s wake.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 23, 2021

The Motorrad Vision, meanwhile, would have a throttle and footrests like a traditional motorbike.

From The Verge Sep. 9, 2021

Moira: Yes, the chairs are super-cushy, and the footrests go up nice and high, so you’re basically watching the movie while comfortably sprawled.

From Seattle Times Apr. 17, 2019

I lean back in my seat, lift my feet onto the footrests, and fold my hands in my lap.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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