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noun
- 1. a piece of furniture for sleep or rest, typically a framework with a mattress: "a large double bed" Similar
- 2. the bottom of the sea or a lake or river: "the gravelly bed of the stream" Similar
verb
- 1. fix firmly; embed: "the posts should be firmly bedded in concrete" Similar
- 2. have sex with: informal "I am quite picky when it comes to bedding someone"
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BED definition: 1. a large, rectangular piece of furniture, often with four legs, used for sleeping on: 2. to make…. Learn more.
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)
noun. a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well. the mattress and bedclothes together with the bedstead of a bed. the bedstead alone. the act of or time for sleeping: Now for a cup of cocoa and then bed. the use of a bed for the night; lodging: I reserved a bed at the old inn.
A bed is a piece of furniture that you lie on when you sleep. She went into her bedroom and lay down on the bed. We finally went to bed at about 4am. By the time we got back from dinner, Nona was already in bed. When she had gone, Sam and Robina put the children to bed. Synonyms: bedstead, couch, berth, cot More Synonyms of bed. 2. countable noun.
1. a. A piece of furniture for reclining and sleeping, typically consisting of a flat, rectangular frame and a mattress resting on springs. b. A bedstead. c. A mattress. 2. a. A place where one may sleep; lodging: found bed and board at an inn. b. Accommodations for a single person at a hospital or institution: a maternity ward with 30 beds. 3.
Your bed is the piece of furniture you sleep on at night. One of a babysitter's most important tasks is telling kids when it's time to get into their beds. The bed you get into at bedtime is different from the garden bed you dig each spring, preparing to plant seeds.
Definition of bed noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. beds. A piece of furniture for reclining and sleeping, typically consisting of a flat, rectangular frame and a mattress resting on springs. American Heritage. A thing for sleeping or resting on; specif., a piece of furniture consisting usually of a bedstead, bedspring, mattress, and bedding. Webster's New World. A bedstead. American Heritage.
BED definition: 1. a piece of furniture that you sleep on: 2. a piece of ground that is used for growing plants…. Learn more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Oceanography, Gardening, Geology, Furniture, Geography bed1 /bed/ S1 W1 noun 1 sleep [ countable, uncountable] a piece of furniture that you sleep on in bed Simon lay in bed thinking. You should go to bed early.
