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- [bed and bawrd, bohrd]
- /bɛd ænd bɔrd, boʊrd/
- /bed ənd bɔːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bed and bawrd, bohrd]
- /bɛd ænd bɔrd, boʊrd/
Definitions of bed and board words
- noun bed and board sleeping accommodation and meals 3
- noun bed and board sleeping accommodations and meals 3
- noun bed and board home; the married state 3
- noun bed and board living quarters and meals: In this school students must pay by the week for bed and board. 1
- noun bed and board one's home regarded as exemplifying the obligations of marriage: He said he would not be responsible for her debts after she left his bed and board. 1
- noun bed and board A place to sleep and eat; bed and breakfast; the services provided by an inn or similar establishment. 0
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Origin of bed and board
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bed and board
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bed and board popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
bed and board usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bed and board
noun bed and board
- feed — to give a fee to.
- fare — the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
- provisions — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- grub — the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
Antonyms for bed and board
noun bed and board
- deprivation — If you suffer deprivation, you do not have or are prevented from having something that you want or need.
- starvation — the act or state of starving; condition of being starved.
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