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twin bed

twin bed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [twin bed]
    • /twɪn bɛd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [twin bed]
    • /twɪn bɛd/

Definitions of twin bed words

  • noun twin bed a twin-size bed, especially one of a matching pair in a bedroom; single bed. 1
  • noun,plural twin bed two single beds 1
  • countable noun twin bed Twin beds are two single beds in one bedroom. 0
  • noun twin bed one of a pair of matching single beds 0
  • noun twin bed either of a pair of single beds 0

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Origin of twin bed

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1915-20

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Twin bed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

twin bed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% 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".

twin bed usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for twin bed

noun twin bed

  • doss — any of several single-user, command-driven operating systems for personal computers, especially MS DOS.
  • kip — Also called kip-up [kip-uhp] /ˈkɪpˌʌp/ (Show IPA), kick-up. an acrobatic movement in which a person moves from a position lying on the back to a standing position with a vigorous swing of both legs coordinated with a launching push of the arms.

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