Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hospital bed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables
hos-pi-tal bed
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of single bed with a frame in three sections in order to raise the head, middle or foot as required.

noun

One inpatient bed, as a unit of measure of hospital capacity and utilization thereof.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

hospital beds (plural)

Phrases

gatch bed

Frequently Paired Words

gatch bed orthopedic bed

Questions

What does hospital bed mean?
A type of single bed with a frame in three sections in order to raise the head, middle or foot as required.

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