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bed of nails

bed of nails noun: a piece of wood with nails pointing out of it, on which a performer lies as a circus trick.

bed of nails: a piece of wood with nails pointing out of it, on which a performer lies as a circus trick
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Noun

bed of nails (plural beds of nails)

  1. A piece of wood with nails pointing out of it, on which a performer lies as a circus trick.
  2. A device for testing a chip, consisting of an array of spring-loaded pins.

Forms of bed of nails

pluralbeds of nails

Questions about bed of nails

What does bed of nails mean?
Bed of nails means a piece of wood with nails pointing out of it, on which a performer lies as a circus trick.
What part of speech is bed of nails?
Bed of nails is a noun.
What is the plural of bed of nails?
The plural of bed of nails is beds of nails.

Words near bed of nails in the dictionary

  1. bed moulding
  2. bed mouldings
  3. bed of down
  4. bed of honour
  5. bed of justice
  6. bed of nails
  7. bed of roses
  8. bed out
  9. bed pad
  10. bed pads
  11. bed push

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