Bed Meaning and Definition

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What is the definition Bed? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Words starting with Bed, Antonyms, Derivations, How to pronounce? Words ending with Bed, Synonyms, Example sentences, Related sentences and more...

Word: Bed

How to pronounce: bed

Noun

Definitions:

1. A piece of furniture for sleep or rest, typically a framework with a mattress and coverings.

Example sentences: "A large double bed"

2. The bottom of the sea or a lake or river.

Example sentences: "The gravelly bed of the stream"

3. An area of ground, typically in a garden, where flowers and plants are grown.

Example sentences: "A bed of tulips"

4. A stratum or layer of rock.

Example sentences: "A bed of clay"

5. A layer of food on which other foods are served.

Example sentences: "The salad is served on a bed of raw spinach"

6. A flat base or foundation on which something rests or is supported.

Verb

Definitions:

1. Settle down to sleep or rest for the night in an improvised place.

Example sentences: "He usually bedded down on newspapers in the church porch"

2. Transfer (a plant) from a pot or seed tray to a garden plot.

Example sentences: "I bedded out these houseplants"

3. Fix firmly; embed.

Example sentences: "The posts should be firmly bedded in concrete"

Abbreviation

Definitions:

1. Bachelor of Education.

Example sentences: "Rose of Tralee Orla O'Shea swapped her tiara for a mortarboard yesterday when she graduated from Mary Immaculate teacher training college in Limerick.Orla, who was conferred with a BEd, teaches in a girls' school in Swords, Co Dublin."

Synonyms:

bedclothes

cot

berth

bunk

bedstead

couch

lodging

sleep

sack

lodge

rest