bed

bed
noun
1》 a piece of furniture incorporating a mattress or other surface for sleeping or resting on.
    ↘a place for a patient in a hospital.
    ↘informal used with reference to a bed as a place for sexual activity.
2》 an area of ground where flowers and plants are grown.
3》 a flat base or foundation on which something rests or is supported.
    ↘chiefly N. Amer. the open part of a truck or cart, where goods are carried.
4》 a stratum or layer of rock.
5》 the bottom of the sea or a lake or river.
    ↘a place on the seabed where shellfish breed or are bred.
verb (beds, bedding, bedded)
1》 provide with sleeping accommodation.
    ↘(bed down) settle down for the night in an improvised place.
2》 informal have sex with.
3》 (bed something out) transfer a plant from a pot or seed tray to the ground.
4》 fix firmly; embed.
    ↘lay or arrange in a layer.
Phrases
bed and board lodging and food.
bed of nails a board with nails pointing out of it, as lain on by fakirs and ascetics.
a bed of roses [usu. with negative] a situation or activity that is comfortable or easy.
be brought to bed archaic (of a woman) give birth to a child.
get out of bed on the wrong side start the day in a bad mood, which continues all day long.
put something to bed informal make a newspaper ready for press.
Derivatives
bedded adjective
Origin
OE bed, bedd (n.), beddian (v.), of Gmc origin.

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  • bed — bed …   The Old English to English

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