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waterbed — (n.) 1610s, a bed on board a ship, from WATER (Cf. water) (n.1) + BED (Cf. bed) (n.). As a water tight mattress filled with water, it is recorded from 1844, originally for invalids. Reinvented c.1970 as a hip furnishing … Etymology dictionary
waterbed — ► NOUN ▪ a bed with a water filled rubber or plastic mattress … English terms dictionary
Waterbed — A waterbed or water mattress is a bed or mattress filled with water. ConstructionWaterbeds primarily consist of two types, hard sided beds and soft sided beds.A hard sided waterbed consists of a water containing mattress inside a rectangular… … Wikipedia
waterbed — UK [ˈwɔːtə(r)ˌbed] / US [ˈwɔtərˌbed] noun [countable] Word forms waterbed : singular waterbed plural waterbeds a bed with a plastic mattress that is filled with water … English dictionary
waterbed — [[t]wɔ͟ːtə(r)bed[/t]] waterbeds also water bed N COUNT A waterbed is a bed which consists of a plastic case filled with water … English dictionary
Waterbed theory — is the observation, ascribed to Larry Wall, that some systems, such as human and computer languages, contain a minimum amount of complexity, and that attempting to push down the complexity of such a system in one place will invariably cause… … Wikipedia
Waterbed Hev — Infobox Album Name = Waterbed Hev Type = album Artist = Heavy D Released = April 22, 1997 Recorded = 1996 1997 Genre = Hip hop Length = Label = Uptown Records Universal Records Producer = Heavy D DJ Battlecat Tony Dofat Reviews = *Allmusic… … Wikipedia
waterbed — noun A bed with a tough plastic mattress filled with water … Wiktionary
waterbed — wa|ter|bed [ˈwo:təbed US ˈwo:tər , ˈwa: ] n a bed with a part inside that is made of rubber and filled with water … Dictionary of contemporary English
waterbed — wa|ter|bed [ wɔtər,bed ] noun count a bed with a plastic MATTRESS that is filled with water … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
