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Synonyms for vest
vɛstvest
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vestnoun
Synonyms:
tank top, undershirt, singlet, waistcoat
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Princeton's WordNet
vest, waistcoatnoun
a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
Synonyms:
singlet, undershirt, waistcoatsinglet, vest, undershirtverb
a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
Synonyms:
waistcoat, singlet, undershirtinvest, vest, enthroneverb
provide with power and authority
"They vested the council with special rights"
Synonyms:
put, endue, induct, robe, adorn, place, clothe, enthrone, endow, invest, gift, empower, indue, commit, seat, thronevestverb
place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons
"She vested her vast fortune in her two sons"
vestverb
become legally vested
"The property vests in the trustees"
vestverb
clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments
vest, robeverb
clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#316 | place | |
#591 | gift | |
#679 | put | |
#2740 | seat | |
#4105 | commit | |
#4122 | jacket | |
#5341 | coat | |
#6187 | invest | |
#11954 | sweater | |
#12115 | vest | |
#12833 | throne | |
#15083 | furnish | |
#15732 | kobe | |
#15950 | robe | |
#17811 | empower | |
#18655 | hoodie | |
#21182 | cloak | |
#29344 | bulletproof | |
#40224 | drape | |
#41179 | adorn | |
#41452 | singlet | |
#52288 | clothe | |
#57789 | waistcoat | |
#67961 | endow | |
#90190 | induct | |
#110657 | undershirt |
How to use vest in a sentence?
We wanted to know what was really on their mind. They played it close to the vest. Our purpose was: the more meetings we had, the more we learned. That was the purpose of keeping the talking going.
He reached out to me after the event and we got to know each other and he took me on a ride along in South Central L.A., [Bryan] gets in the car and he’s in a bulletproof vest and gun and I’m sitting there in jeans and a T-shirt thinking, huh. I was like ‘Hey what if they shoot at the car?’ He says that the doors are bulletproof. I said, ‘Well, what about the windows?’ He said, ‘duck.’.
For us journalists, it’s a major red flag because you know that a professional like Pierre, he’s been through various conflicts, he knows all dos and don’ts, he was clearly wearing a [press] vest and a helmet, he was clearly in a van or a vehicle identifiable as press, but still, they were shot at, so obviously you freak out, yesterday, I was offered, there was a chance for me to join here in Kyiv, a group of territorial defense guys in the evening, post-curfew, to go with them on a patrol and I didn’t want to do that because … I didn’t think the risk was worth the story.
We not only help you in terms of the violence that's going on, but also what else do you have going on that you need help with? maybe there's a substance abuse issue. Maybe you need some housing. There's a difference with us. With us there's no badge, there's no gun, there's no handcuffs, there's no bulletproof vest. It's our credibility. That is our strength.
New Yorkers are going to make a determination of a person that wore a bulletproof vest, who protected the children and families of this city and fought crime against a person who made up crimes so that New Yorkers could be popular.
Translations for vest
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- صديريArabic
- jiletAzerbaijani
- камізэ́лькаBelarusian
- жиле́ткаBulgarian
- armilla, samarretaCatalan, Valencian
- vesta, tílkoCzech
- Weste, Gilet, UnterhemdGerman
- φανέλα, γιλέκοGreek
- chaleco, camiseta de tirantesSpanish
- ژیلتPersian
- huomioliivi, tunnusliivi, turvaliivi, aluspaita, liiviFinnish
- gilet, tricot de corpsFrench
- fo-lèineScottish Gaelic
- mellény, trikóHungarian
- ժիլետArmenian
- singletIndonesian
- vesti, nærbolurIcelandic
- panciotto, gilè, canottiera, corpettoItalian
- ベスト, チョッキJapanese
- ჟილეტიGeorgian
- 조끼Korean
- hingaretiMāori
- до́лна ма́ица, потко́шула, е́лекMacedonian
- singletMalay
- sidrija, flokk ta' taħtMaltese
- trøyeNorwegian Nynorsk
- trøyeNorwegian
- podkoszulek, kamizelka, bezrękawnik, podkoszulkaPolish
- regata, coletePortuguese
- ма́йка, жиле́т, безрука́вка, жиле́ткаRussian
- прслук, prslukSerbo-Croatian
- vestaSlovak
- väst, linneSwedish
- yelekTurkish
- жиле́тUkrainian
- áo gi lê, gi-lêVietnamese
- jilätVolapük
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