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trundle

trundle

4 8.3
A low bed on wheels that pulls out from under another bed
  • noun
  • /ˈtrʌndl/
translation icon : cama nido
  • Ed lies on his back on the trundle bed next to Sarah.
  • trundle bed
  • room with a trundle

I bought AI bought I bought a a twin bed with the trundle and you just pull it out.

Examples

  • His room is still his room, with a trundle bed, desk, and corner bookshelf.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • These two had a sleepover, and Betty slept on the trundle bed that pulls out under Belle's bed.

  • Ed lies on his back on the trundle bed next to Sarah.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • My mother settled into the guest room while Lucy and I prepared the bottom half of her trundle bed.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Leaving Lani Walker asleep on the bed above for a moment, he pulled the trundle bed out of the storage space and locked the four casters in place.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The carpenter who had helped refit the Bounder had questioned why Mitch needed a complex trundle bed/storage unit that would roll in and out of the locker under the regular bed.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • In the past, he'd slept on a trundle in Cecilia's room, but this year, Aunt Beatrice had taken his duffel bag to the parlor and told him he would sleep there.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • We ordered a trundle bed for our daughter from Pottery Barn Kids last spring.

  • These two had a sleepover, and Betty slept on the trundle bed that pulls out under Belle's bed.

Synonyms

trundle bed
vstrundle
2 4.9

A low bed on wheels that you pull out from under another bed

is the single-word name for the same bed form
truckle bed
vstrundle
  • Archaic
9.6

A low bed on wheels that you pull out from under another bed

is the single-word variant for the same stored wheeled bed
truckle
vstrundle
  • Archaic
9.9

A low bed on wheels stored under a higher bed for extra sleeping space

specifies that the bed is meant to be pulled out for use

Compounds

2 4.9

A low bed on wheels that you pull out from under another bed

How Space-Saving

Murphy bed
  • US
1 4.8
bunk bed
23 1.3
trundle
4 8.3
sofa bed
5 2.6
single bed
  • UK
5 1.0
double bed
5 1.2

Surface Forms

trundle singular
trundles plural

Etymology

Trundle comes from an old word trundel meaning 'small wheel' or 'to roll'. So a trundle bed is a low bed on wheels that you pull out from under another bed.