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| 1. | [ noun ] (housing) a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep | |
| Examples: | "he sat on the edge of the bed" "the room had only a bed and chair" |
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| Related terms: | furniture berth bunk marriage_bed deathbed sleigh_bed plank-bed double_bed twin_bed four-poster bunk_bed hammock cot couch Murphy_bed platform_bed sickbed single_bed built-in_bed trundle_bed water_bed bedstead mattress | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (geography) a plot of ground in which plants are growing | |
| Examples: | "the gardener planted a bed of roses" |
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| Related terms: | plot seedbed flowerbed turnip_bed hotbed asparagus_bed | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (geography) a depression forming the ground under a body of water | |
| Synonyms: | bottom | |
| Examples: | "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed" |
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| Related terms: | natural_depression ocean_floor streambed riverbed lake_bed | |
| 4. | [ verb ] put to bed | |
| Examples: | "The children were bedded at ten o'clock" |
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| Related terms: | situate put | |
| 5. | [ noun ] 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. | |
| Related terms: | surface press | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (mining) a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit | |
| Synonyms: | seam | |
| Examples: | "he worked in the coal beds" |
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| Related terms: | stratum coal_seam | |
| 7. | [ verb ] go to bed in order to sleep | |
| Synonyms: | go_to_bed go_to_sleep get_into_bed sack_out hit_the_hay kip_down hit_the_sack crawl_in retire turn_in | |
| Examples: | "I usually turn in at midnight" "He turns out at the crack of dawn" |
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| Related terms: | get_up get_up bed_down | |
| 8. | [ verb ] furnish with a bed | |
| Examples: | "The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals" |
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| Related terms: | supply bunk | |
| 9. | [ verb ] (sexuality) have sexual intercourse with | |
| Synonyms: | be_intimate make_love sleep_with do_it get_laid make_out eff lie_with have_intercourse have_it_away screw have_it_off fuck jazz know hump have_sex have_a_go_at_it bang get_it_on bonk roll_in_the_hay love | |
| Examples: | "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm" "Adam knew Eve" (know is archaic) "Were you ever intimate with this man?" |
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| Related terms: | copulate take fornicate archaism neck love fuck lover sexual_love | |
| 10. | [ noun ] single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance | |
| Synonyms: | layer | |
| Examples: | "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" |
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| Related terms: | sheet wall interlayer backing course tier tier lift blanket ply laminate | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock) | |
| Examples: | "they found a bed of sandstone" |
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| Related terms: | stratum ore_bed geology | |
| 12. | [ verb ] place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil | |
| Related terms: | plant | |
| 13. | [ noun ] a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track | |
| Examples: | "the track bed had washed away" |
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| Related terms: | foundation roadbed railroad_bed | |
| Similar spelling: |
bede beda bead Beedy Beede bedew beady bet Bedoya be_due behead beth beta beet beat Betty Bette bethe beaut Beaty Beata |
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