Murphy bed

noun

: a bed that may be folded or swung into a closet

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There are two additional bedrooms on the upper floor, while the lower level provides a guest bedroom with a full bath, a spacious media room with a custom Murphy bed, and a billiards room. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025 Top of the list: Adding a second bath and bringing the basement staircase up to code in order to transform the storage zone into a finished living area (which now doubles as a guest room thanks to a Murphy bed tucked into a pair of bookcases). Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025 From the opening scene, where a Kubrick monolith of a vending machine facilitates Josh and Melissa’s meet-cute, then conveniently flips down like a Murphy bed, director-choreographer Christopher Gattelli moves things along at a brisk pace. Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025 Inside, there’s one bedroom, a den with a Murphy bed and a desk, two bathrooms, an open living area and an outdoor kitchen with overhead heating lamps. Michael Kaminer, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for Murphy bed 

Word History

Etymology

William L. Murphy †1959 American inventor

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Murphy bed was in 1913

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“Murphy bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Murphy%20bed. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.

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