Synonyms and antonyms of Beds and parts of beds in British Thesaurus

air bed (noun)

a mattress (=plastic or cloth bag) that you fill with air to make a type of temporary bed

bassinet (noun)

mainly American a bed for a baby, shaped or woven like a basket

bed (noun)

a piece of furniture that you sleep on, consisting of a soft comfortable part called a mattress and a base

bed (noun)

anything that is used by a person or animal for sleeping on

bedhead (noun)

British a headboard

bedpost (noun)

one of the four upright pieces of wood at each corner of a bed, especially an old-fashioned bed

bedroll (noun)

a rolled piece of material that you carry with you and use as a bed when you are sleeping outside

bedside (noun)

the area near your bed

bedstead (noun)

the wooden or metal frame of a bed

berth (noun)

a bed on a train or ship

bunk (noun)

a narrow bed, often fixed to a wall

bunk bed (noun)

two small beds that are joined together with one above the other

camp bed (noun)

a small light bed that you can fold

carrycot (noun)

British a small bed with handles that you use for carrying a baby in

cot (noun)

British a small bed with high sides that a baby sleeps in. The American word is crib.

cot (noun)

American a camp bed

cradle (noun)

a small bed for a baby that you can move gently from side to side

crib (noun)

American a cot for a baby

davenport (noun)

American a large and comfortable sofa (=long chair for two or three people), especially one that can be made into a bed

divan (noun)

a bed consisting of a mattress on a solid base

double bed (noun)

a bed for two people

foot (noun)

the end of a bed where you put your feet

four-poster (noun)

an old-fashioned bed with four tall posts at the corners, which sometimes has a cover over the top and curtains around the sides

futon (noun)

a type of firm mattress, used as a bed or sofa. Futons were originally used in Japan.

gurney (noun)

American a trolley for moving people in a hospital

hammock (noun)

a bed consisting of a long piece of cloth or net tied at each end to posts or trees

head (noun)

the end of a bed where you put your head

headboard (noun)

an upright board at the top end of a bed

Lilo (British)

British a type of mattress made of plastic or rubber that you fill with air and use as a bed or for floating on water

litter (noun)

a seat or bed made from cloth with long poles, in which an important person or dead body was carried in the past

mattress (noun)

the part of a bed made of thick soft material that you put on the bed’s base to make it more comfortable

Moses basket (noun)

British a basket with handles, used for carrying a baby or for a baby to sleep in

pallet (noun)

a temporary bed of any type

pay bed (noun)

British a bed in a public hospital that is used by someone who is paying for their treatment

pit (noun)

Britishvery informal a bed

sickbed (noun)

the bed in which a person who is ill is resting

single (noun)

a room or bed for one person

sofa bed (noun)

a sofa that contains a bed for one or two people

stretcher (noun)

a type of bed used for carrying someone who is injured, ill, or dead

trolley (noun)

British a bed with wheels used in hospitals

truckle bed (noun)

British a low bed with wheels that is kept under another bed and brought out when you need it

trundle bed (noun)

mainly American a truckle bed

twin beds (noun)

two separate beds in the same bedroom, often close to each other or next to each other

warming pan (noun)

a metal container filled with hot coal, used in the past to make beds warm

waterbed (noun)

a bed with a plastic mattress that is filled with water