English dictionary
bed
/b/E/d/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
ExamplesHe sat on the edge of the bed.
The room had only a bed and chair.
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a plot of ground in which plants are growing
ExamplesThe gardener planted a bed of roses.
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a depression forming the ground under a body of water
ExamplesHe searched for treasure on the ocean bed.
Synonyms bottomSource: WordNet 3.0
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(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock)
ExamplesThey found a bed of sandstone.
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a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
ExamplesHe worked in the coal beds.
Synonyms seamSource: WordNet 3.0
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single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
ExamplesSlices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach.
Synonyms layerSource: WordNet 3.0
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the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.
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a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track
ExamplesThe track bed had washed away.
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An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a couch. Specifically: A sack or mattress, filled with some soft material, in distinction from the bedstead on which it is placed (as, a feather <i>bed</i>), or this with the bedclothes added. In a general sense, any thing or place used for sleeping or reclining on or in, as a quantity of hay, straw, leaves, or twigs.
Source: webster1913
verb
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furnish with a bed
ExamplesThe inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals.
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place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
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put to bed
ExamplesThe children were bedded at ten o'clock.
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have sexual intercourse with
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prepare for sleep
ExamplesHe goes to bed at the crack of dawn.
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To place in a bed.
Source: webster1913
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To go to bed; to cohabit.
Source: webster1913