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)
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)