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headboard

head·board
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hed-bawrd, -bohrd]
    • /ˈhɛdˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
    • /ˈhed.bɔːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hed-bawrd, -bohrd]
    • /ˈhɛdˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

Definitions of headboard word

  • noun headboard a board forming the head of anything, especially of a bed. 1
  • noun headboard An upright panel forming or placed behind the head of a bed. 1
  • noun headboard panel at head of a bed 1
  • countable noun headboard A headboard is an upright board at the end of a bed where you lay your head. 0
  • noun headboard a vertical board or terminal at the head of a bed 0
  • noun headboard a board or frame that forms the head of a bed, etc. 0

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Origin of headboard

First appearance:

before 1720
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1720-30; head + board

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Headboard

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

headboard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

headboard usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for headboard

noun headboard

  • bedhead — A bedhead is a board which is fixed to the end of a bed behind your head.
  • bedrail — a rail or board along the side of a bed that connects the headboard with the footboard
  • bedpost — A bedpost is one of the four vertical supports at the corners of a bed with an old-fashioned wooden or iron frame.
  • rail — any of numerous birds of the family Rallidae, that have short wings, a narrow body, long toes, and a harsh cry and inhabit grasslands, forests, and marshes in most parts of the world.

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