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BEDSTEAD

Dictionary entry overview: What does bedstead mean?

• BEDSTEAD (noun)
The noun BEDSTEAD has 1 sense:

1. the framework of a bed

Familiarity information: BEDSTEAD used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BEDSTEAD (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The framework of a bed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bedframe; bedstead

Hypernyms ("bedstead" is a kind of...):

article of furniture; furniture; piece of furniture (furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy)

Meronyms (parts of "bedstead"):

bedpost (any of 4 vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead)

bedspring ((usually plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed)

footboard (a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead)

headboard (a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead)

Holonyms ("bedstead" is a part of...):

bed (a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep)

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