waterbed
noun
wa·ter·bed
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌbed 
ˈwä-
variants
or water bed
: a bed whose mattress is a watertight bag filled with water
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With a bassline that undulates like a waterbed, Uchis looks in the mirror and imagines what could be.
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Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2023
The modern waterbed, however, was created in San Francisco, by a design student at San Francisco State University.
—Janie Har, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2023
George had a cameo in Licorice Pizza George landed a role in 2021's Licorice Pizza as a quirky waterbed salesman, despite his son not starring in the film.
—Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
The rover, which scientists say will travel about 10 miles on its search, is also tasked with looking for signs of ancient life on the planet, starting in a dry waterbed that had once been a lake.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
Chia, who was my session’s reality manager, first asked me to remove my shoes and glasses and lie down on what looked — and felt like — a massage table with a foot-thick soft-sided waterbed layered over top.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023
So the waterbed was perhaps a step too far.
—Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2021
Holden subjects Alana to a grimly funny drunken dinner that ends with him trying to re-create the action stunts of his stardom; Peters rabidly barks about his legendary girlfriend as Gary and Alana try to fill up his new waterbed.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2021
An unnerving scene involving an evil waterbed and a traumatized child might seem like a pretty unreal occurrence.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 3 June 2021
Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2023
The modern waterbed, however, was created in San Francisco, by a design student at San Francisco State University.
—Janie Har, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2023
George had a cameo in Licorice Pizza George landed a role in 2021's Licorice Pizza as a quirky waterbed salesman, despite his son not starring in the film.
—Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
The rover, which scientists say will travel about 10 miles on its search, is also tasked with looking for signs of ancient life on the planet, starting in a dry waterbed that had once been a lake.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
Chia, who was my session’s reality manager, first asked me to remove my shoes and glasses and lie down on what looked — and felt like — a massage table with a foot-thick soft-sided waterbed layered over top.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023
So the waterbed was perhaps a step too far.
—Mark Kennedy, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2021
Holden subjects Alana to a grimly funny drunken dinner that ends with him trying to re-create the action stunts of his stardom; Peters rabidly barks about his legendary girlfriend as Gary and Alana try to fill up his new waterbed.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2021
An unnerving scene involving an evil waterbed and a traumatized child might seem like a pretty unreal occurrence.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 3 June 2021
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waterbed
noun
wa·ter·bed
variants
or water bed
: a bed whose mattress is a watertight bag filled with water
called also hydrostatic bed
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