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  • 1water bed — n a bed whose mattress is a plastic bag filled with water called also hydrostatic bed * * * a bed with a flexible water containing mattress. The surface of the bed adapts itself to the patient s posture, which leads to greater comfort and fewer… …

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  • 2Water bed — Wa ter bed A kind of mattress made of, or covered with, waterproof fabric and filled with water, thus providing uniform support to the body lying on it; also a bed constructed so as to contain such a mattress. It is used in hospitals for… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3water bed — ☆ water bed n. n. a heavy vinyl bag filled with water and used as a bed or as a mattress in a special bed frame: also waterbed n. * * * …

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  • 4water bed — ☆ water bed n. n. a heavy vinyl bag filled with water and used as a bed or as a mattress in a special bed frame: also waterbed n …

    English World dictionary

  • 5water bed — noun a bed with a mattress made of strong plastic that is filled with water • Hypernyms: ↑bed * * * I. noun : a soil or rock layer that is laden with water or through which water percolates; sometimes : a swampy surface area II. noun : a bed… …

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  • 6Water bed heater —   An appliance that uses an electric resistance coil to maintain the temperature of the water in a water bed at a comfortable level.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …

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  • 7water bed — a bed with a flexible water containing mattress. The surface of the bed adapts itself to the patient s posture, which leads to greater comfort and fewer bedsores …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 8water bed — noun Date: 1844 a bed whose mattress is a watertight bag filled with water …

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  • 9water bed — see waterbed …

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  • 10water-bed — …

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