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PRONUNCIATION OF BEDSTEAD

bedstead  [ˈbɛdˌstɛd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEDSTEAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bedstead 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 BEDSTEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bed frame

A bed frame or bedstead is a type of furniture, the part of a bed used to position the mattress and base and may include means of supporting a canopy above. Bed frames are typically made of wood or metal or a composite or a combination of all elements. A bed frame is made up of head, foot, side rails, and a canopy. All or any of the preceding elements may or may not be present. Most double sized beds, along with all queen and king size beds require some type of center support rail, typically also with extra feet extending down to the floor. The term bed frame was first used between 1805-1815.

Definition of bedstead in the English dictionary

The definition of bedstead in the dictionary is the framework of a bed, usually including a headboard and springs but excluding the mattress and other coverings.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEDSTEAD


Banstead
ˈbænˌstɛd
bestead
bɪˈstɛd
farmstead
ˈfɑːmˌstɛd
heapstead
ˈhiːpˌstɛd
homestead
ˈhəʊmˌstɛd
instead
ɪnˈstɛd
middenstead
ˈmɪdənˌstɛd
oersted
ˈɜːstɛd
Ofsted
ˈɒfˌstɛd
roadstead
ˈrəʊdˌstɛd
stead
stɛd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEDSTEAD

bedsheet
bedside
bedside lamp
bedside manner
bedside rug
bedside table
bedsit
bedsitter
bedsitting room
bedsocks
bedsonia
bedsore
bedspread
bedspring
bedstand
bedstraw
bedtick
bedtime
bedtime drink
bedtime reading

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEDSTEAD

ahead
bead
bread
dead
girdlestead
go ahead
Hampstead
head
Hemel Hempstead
lead
overhead
printhead
read
redhead
spread
stand someone in good stead
the go-ahead
thread
unread
widespread

Synonyms and antonyms of bedstead in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bedstead» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEDSTEAD

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

Translator English - Chinese

床架
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

somier
570 millions of speakers

English

bedstead
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चारपाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعارف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

одр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খাট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

châlit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bedstead
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bettgestell
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベッドの枠組み
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

침대의 뼈대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bedstead
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ván lót giường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bedstead
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेडस्टेड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karyola
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bedstead
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łoże
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

одр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρεβατιού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bedstead
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bedstead
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bedstead
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bedstead

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEDSTEAD»

The term «bedstead» is regularly used and occupies the 99.453 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of bedstead
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEDSTEAD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bedstead» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bedstead» 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 bedstead

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEDSTEAD»

Discover the use of bedstead in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bedstead and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The flying bedstead and other ingenious inventions
Discusses the origins of inventions that have made transportation, industry, and everyday life easier, and provides answers to questions in each subject area
Steve Parker, 1995
2
Commissioner of Patents Annual Report
502; Gaz. vol. 133; p. 1601. Bedclothes-clamp. A. C. Keller. No. 893,517; July 14; Sp. p. 221.14; Dr. p. 481; Gaz. vol. 135; p. 402. Bedstead. B. Schcrl. No. 881,030; Mar. 3; Sp. p. 1079; Dr. p. 234; Gaz. vol. 133; p. 184. Bedstead. A. Calvet. No.
United States. Patent Office, 1909
3
Bats on the Bedstead
When his family moves into an old house, eleven-year-old Ricky is threatened by a flock of evil bats who want to regain possession of the house.
Norma T. Johnson, Tadlock Norma Johnson, 1988
4
List of patents for inventions and designs: issued by the ...
Bedstead, bisected Bedstead, bureau Bedstead, or chair, hospital. Bedstead, constructing Bedstead, constructing Bedstead, constructing and cord in; the same Bedstead, cot. Bedstead, rot Bedstead, cutting screws on thej ends of the rails of  ...
United States. Patent Office, 1847
5
Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents
Bedstead attachment ... Bedstead ball ornament . Bedstead-brace Bedstead- brace Bedstead-brace Bedstead brace and clamp Bedstead-bracing Bedstead- bracket - Bedstead-clamp Bedstead clainp - fastening Bedstead clothes- supporting ...
United States. Patent Office, 1896
6
The collected works of Sir Humphry Davy ...: Discourses ...
Bed-clothes, Securing Bed -lounge - Bed-loungo Bed-lounges, Constructing Beds, Mosquito canopy for , Beds of billiard tables, Making Bed, Spring Bedstead Bedstead Bedstead BedsteadBedstead Bedstead Bedstead Bedstead and ...
Sir Humphry Davy, John Davy, United States. Patent Office, 1871
7
United States Congressional serial set
Folding Bedstead, Folding bureau Bedstead, Hospital Bedstead, Invalid Bedstead, luvalid j Bedstead, Invalid Bedstead. Invalid Bedstead, Mortise and teuou for Bedstead or crib, Fobling Bedstead, Parlor Bedstead, Sola Bedstead, Sofa ...
8
Researcher's Glossary: Of Words Found in Historical ...
settee: 18th-century bedstead capable of being used as a settee. 1787: a settee Bedstead wth Bed. slope: bedstead with canopy sloping down from the head, possibly to fit under a sloping ceiling or roof. 1637: One slope bedstead with one old ...
David Yaxley, 2003
9
House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: ...
This bedstead is fully illustrated in the engravings, and is intended to be used on vessels instead of the berths used heretofore, so that each passenger may have one at his disposal in case of accident. Claim. — Air and water tight bedstead, ...
United States. Congress. House, 1858
10
Congressional Serial Set
Sheet for Bedstead Bedstead Bedstead Bedstead Bedstead BedsteadBedstead and mattress Bedstead attachment Bedstead attachment Bedstead attachment Bedstead-canopy support. Turnback Bedstead-canopy support. Turnback ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEDSTEAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bedstead is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Eyewitness 1884: Twain charms his interviewer on Pittsburgh visit
“As he closed this remark, [Twain] looked longingly toward a gorgeous nightshirt that was hanging over the footboard of the bedstead,” the Post ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
2
House Doctor: Inspiring ways to lighten up your decor for summer
If you like to use a bedstead and scatter cushions here is another chance to gather winter and summer sets. Our next stop is the dinner table. «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
3
A bed of roses in Blackrock for €1.875m
According to the census, in 1911, Number 11 Mount Merrion Avenue in Blackrock was home to a master bedstead-maker named John Hilton, ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
4
Get Growing
He showed pictures of an iron bedstead used as a cucumber trellis, a ghostly fence of old bicycles painted white, a garden in the back of a truck ... «GazetteNET, Jul 15»
5
Towns on the Brink: Coatesville
Walker was dragged from a hospital, still chained to his bedstead, and burned to death in front of hundreds of Coatesville citizens. When he staggered from the ... «Mainline Today, Jul 15»
6
Wellington's Taj Mahal toilets declared an independent state - 150 …
The students, who called themselves the Pooh Club, climbed on the toilets' roof at 4.30pm on May 3, carrying a bedstead and banners stating ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
7
He puts his money where his mouth is: Fiorito
I'm guessing it will have an iron bedstead and pillows filled with rocks. Callie said, “We'll have quotations on the doors, like Marilyn's — 'If you ... «Toronto Star, Jun 15»
8
Travel to far flung places inspires latest interiors trend
The Melodie Bedstead, Java Table Lantern, Java Large Pendant Light, Libby Double Bedding Set, Raj Kilim Rug, Velvet Cushion, Elizabeth ... «Ham&High, Jun 15»
9
'Oh God — I'm coming': noise row goes public
... take measures to soundproof their apartment so that those next door do not have to hear the rhythmic bangs of the bedstead against the wall. «The Local.ch, Jun 15»
10
Furniture Finds
READY FOR BED The inviting Aurora Due bedstead was designed by Tito Agnoli for Poltrona Frau with a plush, leather-upholstered ... «Home & Design Magazine, Jun 15»

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