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bedsteads

noun

plural of bedstead
as in mattresses

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  1. mattresses
  2. pallets
  3. beds
  4. bunks
Noun
  • High ceiling rooms with chunky stone walls are far from medieval; however, there are Coco-Mat mattresses and large balconies with spectacular views over to the Albanian coast opposite.
    — Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The Conrad Orlando at Evermore also introduced wellness rooms in 2024, stocking them with Normatec leg-compression systems, fancy mattresses from Bryte, and Loftie lamps, which are designed to help regulate melatonin and support circadian rhythms.
    — Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of mattresses
Noun
  • In a typical winter, the store would have up to four different kinds of deicing salt, 20 pallets or more, with each pallet holding 50 or more bags.
    — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of pallets
Noun
  • The Rams rented a double-decker Qantas jet with beds for all 53 players.
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Salomon started out cleaning the beds of trash trucks and then worked as a helper to the drivers, jumping out to adjust the bins so the truck’s forks could slide into the slots and lift up the bins to dump the load into the hopper.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of beds
Noun
  • Two-thirds of the building had been converted into sleeping barracks, with double-decker bunks crowded one against the other.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The unit was nearly full, and the only empty spaces were on the top bunks.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Definition of bunks
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