bedlike
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a word derived from
bed.
bednouna piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
Example Sentences
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The archaeologists built sterile, temporary structures with temperature and humidity controls, and lowered experts clad in head-to-toe medical gowns into the pits atop bedlike platforms so as to minimize contact with the artifacts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Undeterred, he climbs poles to a bedlike area, pulling himself up and over, flipping over a pole and then tumbling down.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2023
The lone piece of furniture, a bedlike platform, stands on a pedestal in the center of the room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2022
E.D.T. lay down on their twin bedlike couches in the capsule on Cape Kennedy's Launch Pad 19.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The seat gave a tiny squeak of protest, and then folded back into a flat bedlike arrangement.
From Supermind by Laurence M. Janifer