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overbed

overbed adjective: above a bed (in various senses).

Adjective

overbed (not comparable)

  1. Above a bed (in various senses).
    • The hospital patient's meals were served on an overbed table.

Origin of overbed

From over- + bed.

Questions about overbed

What does overbed mean?
Overbed means above a bed (in various senses).
What part of speech is overbed?
Overbed is an adjective.

Words near overbed in the dictionary

  1. overbears
  2. overbeat
  3. overbeaten
  4. overbeating
  5. overbeats
  6. overbed
  7. overbeetling
  8. overbeing
  9. overbejeweled
  10. overbejewelled
  11. overbelief

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