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footrest

[foot-rest] / ˈfʊtˌrɛst /
NOUN
ottoman
Synonyms


NOUN
stool
Synonyms


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The ottoman, featuring a delightful plaid fabric, serves as a versatile piece for additional seating or as a comfortable footrest.

From Seattle Times Sep. 7, 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

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

From Washington Post Nov. 11, 2021

A year later, I still have my pile of library books, tucked in a box that I use as a footrest at my desk.

From The Verge Mar. 11, 2021

I put my shoulder to the footrest of the chair and heave, grunting as I push the chair toward the door.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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

Grid View There are no pedals, but BMW says there will be footrests — though in the photos, the only footrest that anyone is using is a skateboard clipped to the underside of the bike.

From The Verge Sep. 3, 2021

Each motorcycle had its passenger footrests down in honor of their extra “riders.”

From Seattle Times Apr. 10, 2018

“I’ll just go back,” I say as she raises my footrests.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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