The Bedroom vocabulary

A bedroom is a room that you use for sleeping in. 

Vocabulary 

Dressing table 

a piece of bedroom furniture with drawers and a mirror, that you use while dressing or putting on makeup, etc. 

• She sat in front of her dressing table's mirror to brush her hair.  

Bed 

a piece of furniture on which you sleep or rest 

• a single/double/twin bed 
• She was lying on the bed.  [in bed=under the blanket] 
• He quickly made his bed.  

Bedspread 

a decorative cloth put over a bed, on the top of all the other covers 

• This bedspread really suits my room.  

Blanket 

a large piece of cloth, often made of wool, that you use on a bed to keep you warm  

• The nurse wrapped a blanket around the baby.  

Sheet 

a large piece of thin cloth that you use on a bed to cover the mattress and to lie on 

• She tucked the bottom end of the sheet under the mattress. 

Mattress 

the soft part of a bed, that you use to lie on 

• I had to sleep on a mattress on the floor.  

Pillow 

a rectangular bag made of cloth that is filled with soft materials, and is used to rest your head on when you are lying 

• a feather/foam pillow 
• I fluffed up the pillows for you. 

Bedside table 

American English nightstand, night table 

a small table, often with a drawer, beside a bed 

• He put the lamp down on the bedside table.  

Alarm clock 

a clock that wakes you up at specified time 

• I've set my alarm clock for five o'clock. 

Wardrobe 

American English closet 

a large piece of furniture or a space in a wall with a door where you hang your clothes 

• a fitted/built-in/walk-in wardrobe 
• a sliding door wardrobe 

Chest of drawers 

American English also bureau 

a piece of furniture with several drawers in which you keep clothes such as underwear and socks 

• We bought two chests of drawers for the house.