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/sik"bed'/, n.the bed used by a sick person.[1375-1425; late ME; see SICK1, BED]
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sickbed — ► NOUN ▪ an invalid s bed … English terms dictionary
sickbed — [sik′bed΄] n. [ME seke bed] the bed to which a sick person is confined … English World dictionary
sickbed — sick|bed [ˈsıkbed] n [C usually singular] the bed where a sick person is lying from your sickbed ▪ The president carried on working from his sickbed … Dictionary of contemporary English
sickbed — [[t]sɪ̱kbed[/t]] sickbeds also sick bed N COUNT: usu poss N Your sickbed is the bed that you are lying in while you are ill. Michael left his sickbed to entertain his house guests … English dictionary
sickbed — UK [ˈsɪkˌbed] / US noun [countable] Word forms sickbed : singular sickbed plural sickbeds the bed in which a person who is ill is resting … English dictionary
sickbed — noun (countable usually singular) the bed where a sick person is lying: The president carried on working from his sickbed … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sickbed — noun Date: 14th century the bed on which one lies sick … New Collegiate Dictionary
sickbed — noun a) A bed used by a person who is sick. b) A place for convalescence … Wiktionary
sickbed — sick·bed sik .bed n the bed upon which one lies sick … Medical dictionary
sickbed — sick|bed [ sık,bed ] noun count the bed in which a sick person is resting … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
