bed

bed

noun

Definition of BED

1

a place set aside for sleeping <the sofa in the living room will be your bed for the night>

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

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

2

the surface upon which a body of water lies <some prospectors supposedly found gold in the bed of that mountain stream>

Synonyms bed, floor

Related Words riverbed; base, basement, foundation, ground

Near Antonyms surface

3

a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself <I always brush my teeth and floss before going to bed>

Synonyms bed, catnapping, dozing, napping, repose, rest, resting, shut-eye, slumber, slumbering, snoozing, z's (or zs)

Related Words catnap, doze, drowse, forty winks, nap, siesta, snooze, wink; oversleeping; dreaming, rapid eye movement

Near Antonyms insomnia, sleeplessness

Antonyms consciousness, wake, wakefulness