feather bed
Plush stuffed bedding
A feather bed is a thick mattress or mattress topper stuffed with feathers or down, prized for softness and warmth.
The verb featherbed means to pamper or provide excessive protections—especially labor practices that maintain unnecessary jobs or prevent efficiency: Union rules featherbedded the industry with redundant positions.
- pillowBedding for heads
- mattressPadded sleeping surface
- goose downWaterfowl underfeathers
- downToward lower ground
- eiderdownSoft duck-feather filling
nestle · coddle · cozy · sleep tight · softness · overprotect · duvet · plushness · stuffing · cotton batting · plump up · bedspread · comfort · snuggle · rest · pampering · billowy · cradle
feather bedfirm mattress
Unyielding sleep surface
board · stone slab · floor · plank · futon
feather bedbed of nails
Plank studded with points
hard knocks · trial by fire · baptism of fire · rough treatment · boot camp
feather bedstone slab
Flat cut rock piece
hard ground · bed of nails · army cot · concrete · bedroll