vest

1. 1.

   a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat

   Synonymswaistcoat

   Broadergarment

   Narrowerbulletproof vest

   Part ofthree-piece suit
2. 2.

   a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body

   Synonymssingletundershirt

   Broaderundergarment

Other forms of vest

plural

vests·

past tense

vested·

present participle

vesting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about vest

What does vest mean?

vest means "provide with power and authority". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in vest?

vest has 1 syllable: vest. In IPA it is /ˈvɛst/.

What is another word for vest?

Close synonyms include invest, enthrone, robe, waistcoat, singlet. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vest a common word?

vest is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with vest?

2 words rhyme with vest. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.