bed of nails

noun

A piece of wood with nails pointing out of it, on which a performer lies as a circus trick.

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Meanings

nounbed of nails (plural beds of nails)

plural beds of nails

  1. A piece of wood with nails pointing out of it, on which a performer lies as a circus trick.
  2. businessA device for testing a chip, consisting of an array of spring-loaded pins.

Translations

Danish sømmåtte
  • sømmåttea piece of wood with nails pointing out of it, on which a performer lies as a circus trick
Hungarian szöges ágy, fakírágy
  • szöges ágya piece of wood with nails pointing out of it, on which a performer lies as a circus trick
  • fakírágya piece of wood with nails pointing out of it, on which a performer lies as a circus trick
Portuguese cama de pregos
  • cama de pregosa piece of wood with nails pointing out of it, on which a performer lies as a circus trick
Swedish spikmatta
  • spikmattaa piece of wood with nails pointing out of it, on which a performer lies as a circus trick
Cite this entry
APA

bed of nails. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed%20of%20nails

MLA

“bed of nails.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed%20of%20nails. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bed of nails,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed%20of%20nails.

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