Definition of vest

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• vest is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
• vest is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
• vest is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of vest

• provide with power and authority (verb)

  Examples

  1. They vested the council with special rights

  Synonyms

  1. enthrone
  2. invest
• a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. waistcoat
• a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. singlet
  2. undershirt
• clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. robe
• become legally vested (verb)

  Examples

  1. The property vests in the trustees
• clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments (verb)
• place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons (verb)

  Examples

  1. She vested her vast fortune in her two sons

See definition of vest in Merriam Webster