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bunk

part of speech:	noun
definition:	a small, single bed attached to a wall. similar words: bed, berth, cot, pallet


part of speech:	verb
inflections:	bunks, bunking, bunked
definition:	(informal) to sleep. I'll bunk on the couch tonight. synonyms: sleep similar words: camp, room, sack out
related words:	lodge

Word History

Bunk comes from the name of a county in North Carolina where a congressman named Felix Walker gave a long and boring speech.

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