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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A bed that is completely enclosed to provide the occupant with privacy, resembling a freestanding box or built into a wall..
James locked up before going to bed in the kitchen but awoke early next morning to hear footsteps beyond the closed wooden shtters of his box-bed.
Perhaps the wood had warped too much during the monsoon, I thought, and the lid of the old box-bed did not fit properly.
After many unsuccessful attempts, a "box-bed" was developed which met all requirements for packing practicability and of eye appeal for the owners. The boxes are supplied with a folding panel at one end which, when tilted back, becomes the head-board of the "bed".
Use box-bed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Box-bed means A bed that is completely enclosed to provide the occupant with privacy, resembling a freestanding box or built into a wall..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
James locked up before going to bed in the kitchen but awoke early next morning to hear footsteps beyond the closed wooden shtters of his box-bed.
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