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bedside

/ˈbɛdˌsaɪd/

Meanings
noun
A position at the side of one's bed.

Examples :

"The nurse checked the patient's vital signs at the bedside. "
position place

Related Words

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patient noun

/ˈpeɪʃənt/

A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.

"The patient followed the doctor's instructions carefully. "

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at verb

/æt/

To reply to or talk to someone, either online or face-to-face. (from the practice of targeting a message or reply to someone online by writing @name)

"My friend is going to at me on Twitter about the new movie. "

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nurse noun

/nɜːs/ /nɝs/

A wet nurse.

"The wealthy family hired a nurse to breastfeed their newborn baby. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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one noun

/wan/ /wɒn/ /wʌn/

The digit or figure 1.

"My son's math test had only one correct answer for the last problem. "

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position noun

/pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/

A place or location.

"My favorite position in the classroom is near the window. "

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signs noun

/saɪnz/

(sometimes also used uncountably) A visible indication.

"I gave them a thumbs-up sign."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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checked verb

/tʃɛkt/

To inspect; to examine.

"Check the oil in your car once a month."

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side noun

/saɪd/

A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.

"A square has four sides."

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bed noun

/bed/ /bɛd/

A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.

"My cat often sleeps on my bed. I keep a glass of water next to my bed when I sleep."

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vital adjective

/ˈvaɪt̬əl/

Relating to, or characteristic of life.

"vital energies; vital functions; vital actions"