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Meaning of "bedpost" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEDPOST

bedpost  [ˈbɛdˌpəʊst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEDPOST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bedpost is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BEDPOST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bedpost in the English dictionary

The definition of bedpost in the dictionary is any of the four vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEDPOST


airpost
ˈɛəˌpəʊst
blogpost
ˈblɒɡˌpəʊst
Datapost
ˈdeɪtəˌpəʊst
doorpost
ˈdɔːˌpəʊst
footpost
ˈfʊtˌpəʊst
Freepost
ˈfriːˌpəʊst
gatepost
ˈɡeɪtˌpəʊst
goalpost
ˈɡəʊlˌpəʊst
guidepost
ˈɡaɪdˌpəʊst
heelpost
ˈhiːlˌpəʊst
impost
ˈɪmpəʊst
lamppost
ˈlæmpˌpəʊst
milepost
ˈmaɪlˌpəʊst
outpost
ˈaʊtˌpəʊst
post
pəʊst
rudderpost
ˈrʌdəˌpəʊst
signpost
ˈsaɪnˌpəʊst
soundpost
ˈsaʊndˌpəʊst
sternpost
ˈstɜːnˌpəʊst
waypost
ˈweɪˌpəʊst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEDPOST

bedmaker
bedmate
bedotted
Bedouin
bedpan
bedplate
bedpresser
bedquilt
bedraggle
bedraggled
bedrail
bedral
bedrape
bedrench
bedridden
bedright

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEDPOST

ante-post
between you and me and the bedpost
book post
by return of post
compost
fence post
first-past-the-post
first post
from pillar to post
hitching post
last post
listening post
newel post
observation post
parcel post
registered post
repost
tool post
trading post
whipping post

Synonyms and antonyms of bedpost in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bedpost» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEDPOST

Find out the translation of bedpost to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bedpost from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bedpost» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

床柱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pata de la cama
570 millions of speakers

English

bedpost
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिस्तर का पाया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

bedpost
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

столбик кровати
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bedpost
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খাটের পায়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bedpost
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bedpost
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bettpfosten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビッグスプリット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

침대 기둥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bedpost
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cột giường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bedpost
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेडस्पॉट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karyola direği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bedpost
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łoża
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стовпчик ліжка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bedpost
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bedpost
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beddepost
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bedpost
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bedpost
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bedpost

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEDPOST»

The term «bedpost» is regularly used and occupies the 101.787 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of bedpost
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEDPOST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bedpost» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bedpost» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bedpost

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEDPOST»

Discover the use of bedpost in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bedpost and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The King's Bedpost: Reformation and Iconography in a Tudor ...
A large and varied cast of characters joins the Tudor monarchs as the tale unfolds, and ultimately offers the key to a series of hitherto locked doors.
Margaret Aston, 1995
2
The Mold Survival Guide: For Your Home and for Your Health
Bedpost with Aspergillus mold. There is a child's scrawl at the top of the bed frame at the right, but the vertical bedpost is covered with mold. The bed was in a below-grade bedroom, and the child who slept there suffered allergies. Aspergillus ...
Jeffrey C. May, Connie L. May, 2011
3
Hollywood as Historian: American Film in a Cultural Context
Some years later, Greta Garbo, as Queen Christina, after three days in bed with John Gilbert, used the bedpost in similar fashion. More significant, perhaps, is the way in which images were juxtaposed in this pioneering picture so as to bring ...
Peter C. Rollins
4
Aristotle's Physics and Its Medieval Varieties
What makes the bed unique as a bed is Odysseus's artistry in shaping the bedpost "from the roots up." And herein lies, as Aristotle would have it, its artistic form. The artistry lies in the bed being made by Odysseus so as to be immovable.
Helen S. Lang, 1992
5
Surviving My Toxic Childhood: A Fictional Autobiography ...
There was a hollow bedpost in our bedroom, and when we couldn't eat supper fast enough or didn't like what was served, we would wrap the food in a napkin and go quickly to the bedroom, take off the top of the metal bedpost, and put the ...
Jane Appleson, 2011
6
Baby in the Basement
He felt strong and he stared at the bedpost daring it to come back because maybe he could find more answers. Without knowing why he was doing it, he went to the bedpost and wiggled the cannon ball. It was pegged into the bedpost but he ...
Donna Doty, 2011
7
Becoming Who You Are: Insights on the True Self from Thomas ...
Around that time, I also received my first rosary beads, which I hung on my bedpost and which I tried to pray when I couldn't fall asleep at night. Occasionally , I would forget to place it back on the bedpost in the morning, and it would fall out of ...
James Martin, 2006
8
Spookiest Stories Ever: Four Seasons of Kentucky Ghosts
Roberta was gathering some books and CDs to take along when we noticed that the rug was once again leaning on the bedpost! We pulled it down, went to the school and did the program, and returned to our room at bedtime. There was the  ...
Roberta Brown, 2010
9
Scribbler of Dreams
Someday I would be running the Malone Company. I had the rusty keys hanging on my bedpost to prove it. I remember Abby's face when my dad gave me the keys. They had hung on his bedpost forever, and one day he just walked into the  ...
Mary E. Pearson, 2001
10
The Flaw in His Diamond
What a woman wants… Ultimate Italian playboy Count Roman Quisvada has more notches on his bedpost than…well, bedpost!
Susan Stephens, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEDPOST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bedpost is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Predator drops cloak and puts up dukes tomorrow in Mortal Kombat X
... on guard against the world's finest hunter lest we become another skull in his trophy case, just a notch in his bedpost, just a line in a song. «Destructoid, Jul 15»
2
Don't throw them away yet, wearing a pair of skinny jeans is a workout
Think back to Scarlett O' Hara in Gone With The Wind, clutching a bedpost and gasping for air while being laced into one of the most torturous ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
3
The Brewers spit Hot Fiers, smoke the Reds 12-1
Badenhop escaped the inning after that, but the Brewers notched another on the bedpost, 10-0. Ryan Mattheus came in to pitch the 9th. It went ... «Red Reporter, Jul 15»
4
Would you eat this beast of a takeaway burger-kebab hybrid called …
Containing a whopping 2,000 calories and 16g of salt, the MacDoner is just another notch on Clarkson's bedpost of OTT fast food, having ... «Entertainment.ie, Jul 15»
5
A magical first day at Wimbledon
... at our host's home in Greenwich, I noticed two 50 pence coins next to the bedpost. Over tea at breakfast I was told that is a sign of good luck. «Post-Bulletin, Jun 15»
6
Magic Mike XXL Is a Lot Less Naked Than You Were Expecting, But …
... this is a real subplot), is ready to give her a significant second notch on her bedpost, and their very randy flirtation — as well as MacDowell's ... «Vulture, Jun 15»
7
Ten Artists Who Must Be Considered For the Next Bond Song
Both the movie and Sheryl Crow's lackluster aural accompaniment were mere notches on Bond's bedpost compared to the brassy pomp and ... «New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Jun 15»
8
Is Colin Farrell Leaving 'True Detective'? We Deserve More From …
Is Ray just another notch on Bird Mask's bedpost, or will we see Colin Farrell for more True Detective? So the chances of seeing Colin Farrell again are really ... «Bustle, Jun 15»
9
Couture, Kardashians and touching leather: Hermes and Givenchy …
But the latter has pitched itself as the epitome of luxury, appealing to a market so niche it's barely a nick in the bedpost of modern menswear; ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
10
To Taylor Swift. Love, Michelle
In terms of an artistic contribution, this is yet another descendent notch on the cultural bedpost of Misguided Feminist Revenge Theory: da girlz ... «The Kingston Whig-Standard, Jun 15»

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