From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Furniturebedheadbed‧head /ˈbedhed/ noun [countable] British EnglishDHFthe part of a bed that is behind your head when you are sleepingSYN headboardExamples from the Corpusbedhead• The bed and bedhead are from the same era and are made of brass.• The door is flush with the wall and the mirrorabove the bedhead.• Finally he let go, falling against the bedhead, elbows on knees, panting like a runner after a close finish.• Ellwood yanked, and the back of her skullslammed up against the bedhead.• Nathan's gazeflickered over her, his own thoughtshidden behind eyes reflecting the softglow of the bedheadlamp.• She reached out to switch on the bedhead light and realised that the blackness of night had been replaced by greygloom.• This time he was squeezing the bedhead.• The bedhead was florid and overblown, its shinywalnutcarvings reaching almost to the ceiling.