headboard

noun

head·​board ˈhed-ˌbȯrd 

: a board forming the head (as of a bed)

Examples of headboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The rooms The decor is Poseidon’s palace by way of Moda Operandi, with pink shell tiles, glossy seafoam-blue bathrooms and chic scalloped headboards. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

At 78 inches long, the frame fits a twin size mattress that is hugged by a frame that works as a headboard. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026

On December 18th, an agent accidentally discharged his gun in a hotel room, hitting the headboard of a bed in the room next door. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Before Gould arrived, Gates’s team spent the day installing — making sure every bedspread, headboard, desk arrangement, lamp and, of course, the umbrella were perfectly in place. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for headboard

• abhorred
• aboard
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• blackboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword

Kids Definition

headboard

noun

head·​board -ˌbō(ə)rd 

-ˌbȯ(ə)rd

: a board forming the head (as of a bed)