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bedstead

noun

Definition of bedstead

as in mattress

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Recent Examples of bedstead Inside, there’s an austere bedstead, ladder-back chairs, a cast-iron stove, and a wooden pegboard running along the walls—all sourced from a village near Albany. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025 The substantial rails are inspired by 20th-century iron bedsteads, but the color pop is very much a modern twist. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Aug. 2025 Calling it the Fair View, Mulrooney was meticulous in choosing the lace curtains, plush carpets, brass bedsteads and other finery that would make her new hotel the envy of the region’s other hoteliers, who housed most guests in rough dormitories. — Melanie Haiken, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 The Emerald Ridge room, for example, has original redwood-slat walls, an antique bedstead and river views, while the sunny Rhododendron boasts period wallpaper and a claw-foot tub. — Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024 Orwell typed for hours upstairs, sitting on his iron bedstead in a tatty dressing gown, chain-smoking shag tobacco. — Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024 The only possible exit is a skylight, and the only means of reaching it is to build a tower from a bedstead and other bits of furniture. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2023

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Noun

Likewise, Dopamine Chamber was recorded in various locales, including London, the English countryside, and Palermo, Italy, where Chatten built a DIY booth from mattresses and cushions.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026
She was transferred to a gurney with a thicker mattress to prevent bedsores and given blankets.

— Paula Span, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of mattress

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After intercourse, the teenager had snapped photos of her naked body on a futon as evidence.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
While tent sites and RV stays are still part of the mix, many travelers come specifically for the glamping accommodations, which include rustic-chic canvas tents complete with two queen beds, a full-size futon, a coffee table, and a dresser.

— Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026

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Noun

On a sweltering morning in early July, Thomas Andrade, the co-owner of Everett Auto Parts in Massachusetts, supervises as a team of workers carefully straps two Chevy Volt hybrid batteries to a pallet, ready to ship out for recycling.

— Camila Domonoske, NPR, 13 July 2026
If robots can unload freight and pass it into a pallet-building system without constant human intervention, warehouses could move goods faster through one of the most labor-heavy parts of the operation.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of pallet

Noun

For the last six years, Six has lived as a recluse in Amsterdam, lying in bed and going out twice a day for decaf coffee (the regular brew is too hard on his shattered nerves).

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Shocking-pink bougainvillea and electric-blue morning glory twine up columns, providing a brilliant shot of color, while Javanese four-poster beds and rattan sun loungers are piled high with downy mattresses and cushions in Marni prints.

— Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of bed

Noun

Shoes are way too clunky and be-socked feet on a bus are just asking to encounter a plug that’s strayed from a bunk while going round a corner.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026
Academia—like business, electoral politics, and the tech sector—has loads of fabulists and tons of bunk.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026

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