bed

¹bed

noun \ˈbed\

Definition of BED

1

a : a piece of furniture on or in which to lie and sleep b (1) : a place of sex relations (2) : marital relationship (3) : close association : cahoots <a legislator in bed with lobbyists> c : a place for sleeping d : sleep; also : a time for sleeping <took a walk before bed> e (1) : a mattress filled with soft material (2) : bedstead f : the equipment and services needed to care for one hospitalized patient or hotel guest

2

: a flat or level surface: as a : a plot of ground prepared for plants; also : the plants grown in such a plot b : the bottom of a body of water; especially : an area of sea bottom supporting a heavy growth of a particular organism <an oyster bed>

3

: a supporting surface or structure : foundation

4

: layer, stratum

5

a : the place or material in which a block or brick is laid b : the lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile

6

: a mass or heap resembling a bed <a bed of ashes> <served on a bed of lettuce>

— in bed

: in the act of sexual intercourse

Examples of BED

1. The room contains only a bed and a dresser.
2. There are two beds in the hotel room.
3. He lay in bed all morning.
4. The blanket by the fireplace is the dog's bed.
5. Her bed was a mound of soft pine needles.
6. I'm planning on putting a bed of perennials in that corner of the yard.

Origin of BED

Middle English, from Old English bedd; akin to Old High German betti bed, Latin fodere to dig

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to BED

Synonyms: bunk, doss [chiefly British], hay [slang], kip, lair [British dialect], pad, rack, sack

Antonyms: consciousness, wake, wakefulness

Related Words: bedstead, futon, mattress, pallet; bunk bed, cot, couch, daybed, feather bed, four-poster, hammock, Murphy bed, shakedown, sleigh bed, sofa, sofa bed, studio couch, trundle bed, water bed; bassinet, carry-cot [British], cradle, crib

Near Antonyms: surface

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Other Furniture and Woodworking Terms

appoint, credenza, mission, settee

Rhymes with BED

bread, dead, dread, ed, fed, head, lead, med, ped, read, red, Red, redd, said, shed, shred, sled, spread, stead, ted, thread, tread, wed, zed