bed board
bed board
B b Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bed bawrd, bohrd]
- /bɛd bɔrd, boʊrd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bed bawrd, bohrd]
- /bɛd bɔrd, boʊrd/
Definitions of bed board words
- noun bed board a thin, stiff board placed on a bed under the mattress to lend added support for the body 3
- noun bed board living quarters and meals: In this school students must pay by the week for bed and board. 1
- noun bed board one's home regarded as exemplifying the obligations of marriage: He said he would not be responsible for her debts after she left his bed and board. 1
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Origin of bed board
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85
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Parts of speech for Bed board
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bed board popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
bed board usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bed board
noun bed board
- feed — to give a fee to.
- fare — the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
- provisions — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- grub — the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
Antonyms for bed board
noun bed board
- deprivation — If you suffer deprivation, you do not have or are prevented from having something that you want or need.
- starvation — the act or state of starving; condition of being starved.
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