making beds
Tidying sleep surfaces
Making beds is the household task of arranging bedding—sheets, blankets, pillows—into a neat, orderly state after sleeping.
The chore ranges from a quick straightening of covers to the precise hospital corners of military or hotel standards.
She spent the morning making beds and doing laundry.
- sheetsFlat expanses of material
- top sheetBedding below the blanket
- bottom sheetBedding beneath sleeper
- pillowsCushioned head supports
- tuckingPushing snugly beneath
blankets · fluffing · hospital corners · duvet · mattress · smoothing · comforter · linens · changing sheets · housekeeping · maid · crisp · fold · spread · quilt · fitted · flat · plump
- routinesmorning routine, habits, routines, morning routines, procedures
- cleanlinessclean, cleanliness, clean up, dirty, neatness
- home lifehome, kitchen, bathroom, living room, dining room
- daily activitiescooking, cleaning, eating, sleeping, bathing
- drudgerychores, housework, grunt work, busywork, drudgery
- hotel dutiescheck-in, check-out, housekeeping, front desk, room service