Bedbox

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

A box-bed..

Definitions by Sense

1. A box-bed.
2. A nest box.
3. (slang) A very small bedroom that does not hold much more than a bed.

Example Sentences

In the NORTH ROOM, two bedboxes are built into one wall and hung with the same coarse striped silk as the fireplace.

Her gaze swept the room, taking in the oatcakes cold on the stones of her firebox, the dusty loom she never used, her storage shelf above the bedbox stacked with baskets of dried berries and grain.

The oval Norse hut at L15 was a substantial structure, probably with two rooms, a bedbox, and fireplace and was used for a considerable period of time.

She was a good deal excited, and ran frantically into and out of her little bedbox, which had a hole at each end. Soon this tiny gust of rage passed over. She now, though running about her cage, indulging in little gambols, indicating grace and agility, struck off into a truly beautiful strain of song.

We transferred Minnie to her new quarters after dark, carrying her in her bedbox and putting it inside the V-shaped pig house within the pen.

Kiwi, our green-checked conure, crawled out of her bedbox and loudly demanded attention.

The rooms which in the introduction have been described as "bedboxes" are actually only about twice as large as the bed.

It's essentially a budget hotel (the £69 room rate is valid every day), but comes with a reasonably stylish design that sets it apart from most cheapo bedboxes.

Synonyms for bedbox

Antonyms for bedbox

Related Words

Word Forms

• bedboxes

Usage Notes

Choose a synonym only when it preserves the intended meaning, tone, and grammar of the full sentence.

Practice and Learn More

Frequently Asked Questions