bedsteads

noun

plural of bedstead
as in mattresses

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  1. mattresses
  2. pallets
  3. beds
  4. bunks
Noun
  • First responders in Brooklyn worked to clear a massive heap that included mattresses, a broken sink and a refrigerator tossed on its side.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Dating back to 1853, Ostermoor’s mattresses have a storied history.
    — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 10 Nov. 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
  • At its main shelter on Gresham Road, which holds 400 beds, crews began loading vans with cots and other supplies to stock warming centers set to open across the county as overnight temperatures drop below 35 degrees.
    — La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Phase 1, scheduled to open in 2026, will renovate the existing building to include a 6- to 10-chair Behavioral Health Urgent Care and 48 acute inpatient beds.
    — Chase Jordan November 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of beds
Noun
  • Although my room had six bunks, my only roommate was a quiet man from Switzerland who was also traveling from LA to San Francisco, but by bike.
    — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of bunks
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