What does bed mean in English? Meaning of bed definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "bed": a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
Noun
Meaning: a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleepExample: he sat on the edge of the bed
the room had only a bed and chairSynonyms: bedHyponyms: berth
built in bed
built-in bed
bunk
bunk bed
camp bed
cot
couch
deathbed
double bed
four-poster
hammock
marriage bed
murphy bed
plank-bed
platform bed
sack
sickbed
single bed
sleigh bed
truckle
truckle bed
trundle
trundle bed
twin bed
water bedHypernyms: bedroom furniturePart Holonyms: bedframe
bedstead
mattressMeaning of "bed": furnish with a bed
Verb
Meaning: furnish with a bedExample: The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivalsSynonyms: bedHyponyms: bunkHypernyms: furnish
provide
render
supplyMeaning of "bed": a plot of ground in which plants are growing
Noun
Meaning: a plot of ground in which plants are growingExample: the gardener planted a bed of rosesSynonyms: bedHyponyms: asparagus bed
bed of flowers
flower bed
flowerbed
hotbed
seedbed
turnip bedHypernyms: patch
plot
plot of ground
plot of landMeaning of "bed": place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
Verb
Meaning: place (plants) in a prepared bed of soilSynonyms: bedHypernyms: plant
setMeaning of "bed": a depression forming the ground under a body of water
Noun
Meaning: a depression forming the ground under a body of waterExample: he searched for treasure on the ocean bedSynonyms: bed
bottomHyponyms: creek bed
davy jones
davy jones's locker
lake bed
lake bottom
ocean bottom
ocean floor
river bottom
riverbed
sea bottom
sea floor
seabed
streambedHypernyms: depression
natural depressionMeaning of "bed": put to bed
Verb
Meaning: put to bedExample: The children were bedded at ten o'clockSynonyms: bedHypernyms: lay
place
pose
position
put
setMeaning of "bed": (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock)
Noun
Meaning: (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock)Example: they found a bed of sandstoneSynonyms: bedHyponyms: ore bedHypernyms: stratumMeaning of "bed": have sexual intercourse with
Verb
Meaning: have sexual intercourse withExample: This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
Adam knew Eve
Were you ever intimate with this man?Synonyms: bang
be intimate
bed
bonk
do it
eff
fuck
get it on
get laid
have a go at it
have intercourse
have it away
have it off
have sex
hump
jazz
know
lie with
love
make love
make out
roll in the hay
screw
sleep together
sleep withHyponyms: fornicate
have
takeHypernyms: copulate
couple
mate
pairMeaning of "bed": a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
Noun
Meaning: a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profitExample: he worked in the coal bedsSynonyms: bed
seamHyponyms: coal seamHypernyms: stratumMeaning of "bed": prepare for sleep
Verb
Meaning: prepare for sleepExample: I usually turn in at midnight
He goes to bed at the crack of dawnSynonyms: bed
crawl in
go to bed
go to sleep
hit the hay
hit the sack
kip down
retire
sack out
turn inHyponyms: bed down
bunk downAntonyms: arise
get up
rise
turn out
upriseMeaning of "bed": single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
Noun
Meaning: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substanceExample: slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinachSynonyms: bed
layerHyponyms: backing
blanket
course
cushion
interlayer
lift
mount
overlay
ply
row
tier
wallHypernyms: artefact
artifactMeaning of "bed": 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.
Noun
Meaning: 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.Synonyms: bedHypernyms: surfaceMeaning of "bed": a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track
Noun
Meaning: a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad trackExample: the track bed had washed awaySynonyms: bedHyponyms: railroad bed
roadbedHypernyms: base
foot
foundation
fundament
groundwork
substructure
understructureAdjective: A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on. My cat often sleeps on my bed. I keep a glass of water next to my bed when I sleep. 1762, Charles Johnstone, The Reverie; or, A Flight to the Paradise of Fools, volume 2, Dublin: Printed by Dillon Chamberlaine, OCLC 519072825, page 202: At length, one night, when the company by ſome accident broke up much ſooner than ordinary, ſo that the candles were not half burnt out, ſhe was not able to reſiſt the temptation, but reſolved to have them ſome way or other. Accordingly, as ſoon as the hurry was over, and the ſervants, as ſhe thought, all gone to ſleep, ſhe ſtole out of her bed, and went down ſtairs, naked to her ſhift as ſhe was, with a deſign to ſteal them […]. A prepared spot to spend the night in. When camping, he usually makes a bed for the night from hay and a blanket. (usually after a preposition) One's place of sleep or rest. Go to bed! I had breakfast in bed this morning. (uncountable, usually after a preposition) Sleep; rest; getting to sleep. He's been afraid of bed since he saw the scary film. (uncountable, usually after a preposition) The time for going to sleep or resting in bed; bedtime. I read until bed. (uncountable) Time spent in a bed. 1903, Thomas Stretch Dowse, Lectures on Massage and Electricity in the Treatment of Disease, page 276: I am quite sure that too much bed, if not too much sleep, is prejudicial, though a certain amount is absolutely necessary. 1907, Jabez Spencer Balfour, My Prison Life, page 181: Some prisoners, indeed, are always up before the bell rings — such was my practice — they prefer to grope about in the dark to tossing about in the utter weariness of too much bed. 1972, James Verney Cable, Principles of Medicine: An Integrated Textbook for Nurses: This condition is one of the dangers of "too much bed". The nurse should inspect the legs of each patient daily (figuratively) Marriage. Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674) George, the eldest son of his second bed. (figuratively, uncountable) Sexual activity. Too much bed, not enough rest.1762, Charles Johnstone, The Reverie; or, A Flight to the Paradise of Fools, volume 2, Dublin: Printed by Dillon Chamberlaine, OCLC 519072825, page 202: At length, one night, when the company by ſome accident broke up much ſooner than ordinary, ſo that the candles were not half burnt out, ſhe was not able to reſiſt the temptation, but reſolved to have them ſome way or other. Accordingly, as ſoon as the hurry was over, and the ſervants, as ſhe thought, all gone to ſleep, ſhe ſtole out of her bed, and went down ſtairs, naked to her ſhift as ſhe was, with a deſign to ſteal them […].A prepared spot to spend the night in. When camping, he usually makes a bed for the night from hay and a blanket.(usually after a preposition) One's place of sleep or rest. Go to bed! I had breakfast in bed this morning.(uncountable, usually after a preposition) Sleep; rest; getting to sleep. He's been afraid of bed since he saw the scary film.(uncountable, usually after a preposition) The time for going to sleep or resting in bed; bedtime. I read until bed.(uncountable) Time spent in a bed. 1903, Thomas Stretch Dowse, Lectures on Massage and Electricity in the Treatment of Disease, page 276: I am quite sure that too much bed, if not too much sleep, is prejudicial, though a certain amount is absolutely necessary. 1907, Jabez Spencer Balfour, My Prison Life, page 181: Some prisoners, indeed, are always up before the bell rings — such was my practice — they prefer to grope about in the dark to tossing about in the utter weariness of too much bed. 1972, James Verney Cable, Principles of Medicine: An Integrated Textbook for Nurses: This condition is one of the dangers of "too much bed". The nurse should inspect the legs of each patient daily1903, Thomas Stretch Dowse, Lectures on Massage and Electricity in the Treatment of Disease, page 276: I am quite sure that too much bed, if not too much sleep, is prejudicial, though a certain amount is absolutely necessary.1907, Jabez Spencer Balfour, My Prison Life, page 181: Some prisoners, indeed, are always up before the bell rings — such was my practice — they prefer to grope about in the dark to tossing about in the utter weariness of too much bed.1972, James Verney Cable, Principles of Medicine: An Integrated Textbook for Nurses: This condition is one of the dangers of "too much bed". The nurse should inspect the legs of each patient daily(figuratively) Marriage. Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674) George, the eldest son of his second bed.Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674) George, the eldest son of his second bed.(figuratively, uncountable) Sexual activity. Too much bed, not enough rest.A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid. The meats and cheeses lay on a bed of lettuce. The bottom of a lake or other body of water. [from later 16thc.] sea bed; river bed; lake bed; There's a lot of trash on the bed of the river. An area where a large number of oysters, mussels, or other sessile shellfish is found. Oysters are farmed from their beds. A garden plot. We added a new bush to our rose bed. 1907, Robert W. Chambers, chapter V, The Younger Set: Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines. A foundation or supporting surface formed of a fluid. A bed of concrete makes a strong subsurface for an asphalt parking lot. The superficial earthwork, or ballast, of a railroad. The platform of a truck, trailer, railcar, or other vehicle that supports the load to be hauled. The parcels were loaded onto the truck bed before transportation. A shaped piece of timber to hold a cask clear of a ship’s floor; a pallet. (printing, dated) The flat part of the press, on which the form is laid. A piece of music, normally instrumental, over which a radio DJ talks. (darts) Any of the sections of a dartboard with a point value, delimited by a wire.The bottom of a lake or other body of water. [from later 16thc.] sea bed; river bed; lake bed; There's a lot of trash on the bed of the river.An area where a large number of oysters, mussels, or other sessile shellfish is found. Oysters are farmed from their beds.A garden plot. We added a new bush to our rose bed. 1907, Robert W. Chambers, chapter V, The Younger Set: Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.1907, Robert W. Chambers, chapter V, The Younger Set: Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.A foundation or supporting surface formed of a fluid. A bed of concrete makes a strong subsurface for an asphalt parking lot.The superficial earthwork, or ballast, of a railroad.The platform of a truck, trailer, railcar, or other vehicle that supports the load to be hauled. The parcels were loaded onto the truck bed before transportation.A shaped piece of timber to hold a cask clear of a ship’s floor; a pallet.(printing, dated) The flat part of the press, on which the form is laid.A piece of music, normally instrumental, over which a radio DJ talks.(darts) Any of the sections of a dartboard with a point value, delimited by a wire.(heading) A layer or surface. A deposit of ore, coal, etc. (geology) the smallest division of a geologic formation or stratigraphic rock series marked by well-defined divisional planes (bedding planes) separating it from layers above and below. (masonry) The horizontal surface of a building stone. the upper and lower beds (masonry) The lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile. (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?) (masonry) A course of stone or brick in a wall.A deposit of ore, coal, etc.(geology) the smallest division of a geologic formation or stratigraphic rock series marked by well-defined divisional planes (bedding planes) separating it from layers above and below.(masonry) The horizontal surface of a building stone. the upper and lower beds(masonry) The lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile. (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)(masonry) A course of stone or brick in a wall.Synonyms:
bunk, mattress, cot, crib, couch, berth, bassinet, sack, platform, cradle, davenport, divan, pallet, trundle, chaise, bedstead, frame, row, piece, garden, area, plot, border, strip, ground, seat, basis, groundwork, bottom, rest, substratum, bedrock, understructure, insert, settle, fix, base, found, embed, establish, implant, set up,
Antonyms:
unsettle, destroy, confuse,
