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BUNGKB-ed/ˈbʌŋk bed/

A bunk bed is two beds, one above the other, often in a child's room. Write two words: bunk bed. Countable: a bunk bed, bunk beds; the top bunk, the bottom bunk. A sofa is for sitting; a single bed is only one layer. Mix-up: bunk (nonsense, informal) alone.

Meaning

Two beds, one above the other, often in a child's bedroom.

Examples

• “My brother sleeps on the top bunk bed.”
• “I always choose the top bunk bed.”
• “Please make both bunk beds before school.”

Good to know

two words: bunk bed. Top bunk / bottom bunk. Contrast: single bed (one layer).

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