bed

1 of 3

noun

ˈbed

: 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

: a place for sleeping

: sleep

also : a time for sleeping

took a walk before bed

e(1)

: a mattress filled with soft material

(2)

: bedstead

: the equipment and services needed to care for one hospitalized patient or hotel guest

: a flat or level surface: such as

: a plot of ground prepared for plants

also : the plants grown in such a plot

: the bottom of a body of water

especially : an area of sea bottom supporting a heavy growth of a particular organism

an oyster bed

: a supporting surface or structure : foundation

: layer, stratum

: the place or material in which a block or brick is laid

: the lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile

: a mass or heap resembling a bed

a bed of ashes

served on a bed of lettuce

: an open, usually rectangular cargo area or platform at the rear of truck

a pickup truck with a short bed

We loaded the equipment and put a cover over the truck bed.

music

: an instrumental or vocal track that is combined with other tracks to produce a musical composition

Turner gives the track an air of familiarity with his lead vocal, which sits atop an instrumental bed dominated by an infectious, sweeping string section.

Music Week

: a musical soundtrack (as to a motion picture or television show)

As a video tribute … played on a projector screen, with a music bed complementing a montage of pictures from different stages of the players' lives, a mom admitted to having tears in her eyes.

Joe Aguilar

bed

2 of 3

verb

bedded; bedding

intransitive verb

: to find or make sleeping accommodations

—usually used with down

a place to bed down

: to go to bed

—usually used with down

bed down at midnight

: to form a layer

: to lie flat or flush

transitive verb

: to furnish with a bed or bedding : settle in sleeping quarters

—often used with down

: to put, take, or send to bed

: embed

: to plant or arrange in beds

: base, establish

: to lay flat or in a layer

: to make a bed in or of

: to have sexual intercourse with

BEd

3 of 3

abbreviation

bachelor of education

Phrases

go to bed with

: to have sexual intercourse with (someone)

She had gone to bed with a man she loved and had suffered the ultimate humiliation—rejection …

Evelyn Anthony

in bed

: in the act of sexual intercourse

caught her husband and another woman in bed together

in/into bed with

informal

: in/into an improperly close relationship with

… he found himself in bed with those he used to see as the wrong kind of people …

Ronald Radosh

The administration had gotten into bed with an obscure guerrilla army with which it had, in truth, few sympathies.

Mark Dennis et al.

make one's bed and lie in it

—used to say that one is responsible for dealing with the problems that result from one's own bad decisions

Why should taxpayers have to cover for the foolish investments and risky deals financial fat cats made? Wall Street made its bed, the thinking goes, and now those executives should lie in it. — The Dallas Morning Star

Example Sentences

Noun The room contains only a bed and a dresser. There are two beds in the hotel room. He lay in bed all morning. The blanket by the fireplace is the dog's bed. Her bed was a mound of soft pine needles. I'm planning on putting a bed of perennials in that corner of the yard. Verb He has fantasies about bedding a fashion model. the campers all bedded down for the night around 9:00 p.m. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Standing technology has invaluable health benefits, like promoting good circulation to avoid blood clots and bed sores and reducing the risk of osteoporosis.

Paul Amadeus Lane And Jim Meade, STAT, 16 Sep. 2022 The metrics are based on a county’s COVID-19 hospital bed use, COVID-19 hospital admissions and case rates for the virus over the past week.

Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 Simple linens dress the bed and echo the colors and patterns in the area rug.

Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2022 Anchorage municipal hotel bed taxes for 2022 are on track to grow 20% from the year before, the group said.

Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2022 Crews used a crane to move the dump truck bed away from the overpass.

Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2022 The photo of the boy in the hospital bed is of a young man who was hit by a car in Grimsby, England, three months ago.

Eleanor Mccrary, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022 The styles include everything from bathmats and bed linens to floor poufs and wall art.

Hannah Chubb, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022 Migrants trapped inside the bed cover of a pickup truck.

Gina Martinez, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2022

Verb

Washington plays Judith, a bride-to-be whose gay best friend (played by Jimmy Fowlie) tries to bed her fiancé and sabotage the wedding in order to keep Judith for himself.

Naveen Kumar, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2022 The Warriors got a fly-out and strikeout before putting the Huskies to bed on a final fly-out.

Evan Dudley, al, 19 May 2022 Visitors without sails to sleep under can bed down in atmospheric pensions like Opoa Beach Hotel, with just nine bungalows fronting a stunning beach on the island's southeast corner.

Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2022 Deer and others bed down under them for warmth in winter and to stay cool in summer.

From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2021 At over 3,500 square feet, the room boasts a large, private lap pool, a sweeping terrace overlooking majestic rock formations; and, the star of the show, a sky lounge area where guests can bed down for the night under the clear Utah skies.

Juliet Izon, CNN, 19 July 2021 The homeless sleep in churches, schools, or the homes of local good Samaritans, while others bed down outside.

New York Times, 2 June 2021 Or make a reservation to bed down at the Glacier Point Ski Hut, a roughly ten-mile ski or snowshoe from Badger Pass.

Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 22 Feb. 2021 Chacon—and many other gunsmiths—will bed a Ruger 10/22 for $100-$150, which is a helluva deal.

Michael R. Shea, Field & Stream, 22 Feb. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, going back to Old English bedd "sleeping place, plot of ground prepared for plants," going back to Germanic *badja- (whence Old Frisian bed "sleeping place," Old High German betti, Old Norse beðr "bolster, bedding," Gothic badi "sleeping place"), of uncertain origin

Note: Traditionally Germanic *badja- has been taken as a derivative of an Indo-European verbal base *b^hod^h-i- "poke, dig" (see fossil entry 1), on the assumption that a bed was originally a pit dug in the ground, though evidence that early Germanic or pre-Germanic peoples slept in pits seems to be lacking.

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Kids Definition

bed 1 of 2

noun

ˈbed

: a piece of furniture on which a person sleeps or rests

: a place for sleeping or resting

Deer made a bed in the grass.

: sleep or a time for sleeping

She reads before bed.

: a piece of ground prepared for growing plants

: the bottom of something

the bed of a river

: layer entry 1 sense 1

a thick bed of rock

bed

2 of 2

verb

bedded; bedding

: to put or go to bed She bedded down for the night.

Medical Definition

bed 1 of 2

noun

ˈbed

: a piece of furniture on or in which one may lie and sleep see hospital bed

: the equipment and services needed to care for one hospitalized patient

: a layer of specialized or altered tissue especially when separating dissimilar structures see nail bed, vascular bed

BED

2 of 2

abbreviation

binge eating disorder

One of these patterns is called binge eating disorder (BED), in which, at least twice a week, people uncontrollably eat large quantities of food in a short time span but do not purge.

Carole Sugarman, The Washington Post

单词	beds
释义	bed 1 of 3 noun ˈbed 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) : bedstead f : the equipment and services needed to care for one hospitalized patient or hotel guest 2 : a flat or level surface: such as a : a plot of ground prepared for plants also : the plants grown in such a plot b : the bottom of a body of water especially : an area of sea bottom supporting a heavy growth of a particular organism an oyster bed 3 : a supporting surface or structure : foundation 4 : layer, stratum 5 a : the place or material in which a block or brick is laid b : the lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile 6 : a mass or heap resembling a bed a bed of ashes served on a bed of lettuce 7 : an open, usually rectangular cargo area or platform at the rear of truck a pickup truck with a short bed We loaded the equipment and put a cover over the truck bed. 8 music a : an instrumental or vocal track that is combined with other tracks to produce a musical composition Turner gives the track an air of familiarity with his lead vocal, which sits atop an instrumental bed dominated by an infectious, sweeping string section. Music Week b : a musical soundtrack (as to a motion picture or television show) As a video tribute … played on a projector screen, with a music bed complementing a montage of pictures from different stages of the players' lives, a mom admitted to having tears in her eyes. Joe Aguilar bed 2 of 3 verb bedded; bedding intransitive verb 1 a : to find or make sleeping accommodations —usually used with down a place to bed down b : to go to bed —usually used with down bed down at midnight 2 : to form a layer 3 : to lie flat or flush transitive verb 1 a : to furnish with a bed or bedding : settle in sleeping quarters —often used with down b : to put, take, or send to bed 2 a : embed b : to plant or arrange in beds c : base, establish 3 a : to lay flat or in a layer b : to make a bed in or of 4 : to have sexual intercourse with BEd 3 of 3 abbreviation bachelor of education Phrases go to bed with : to have sexual intercourse with (someone) She had gone to bed with a man she loved and had suffered the ultimate humiliation—rejection … Evelyn Anthony in bed : in the act of sexual intercourse caught her husband and another woman in bed together in/into bed with informal : in/into an improperly close relationship with … he found himself in bed with those he used to see as the wrong kind of people … Ronald Radosh The administration had gotten into bed with an obscure guerrilla army with which it had, in truth, few sympathies. Mark Dennis et al. make one's bed and lie in it —used to say that one is responsible for dealing with the problems that result from one's own bad decisions Why should taxpayers have to cover for the foolish investments and risky deals financial fat cats made? Wall Street made its bed, the thinking goes, and now those executives should lie in it. — The Dallas Morning Star Synonyms Noun bunk doss [chiefly British] hay [slang] kip lair [British dialect] pad rack sack Verb crash [slang] doss (down) [chiefly British] retire turn in See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun The room contains only a bed and a dresser. There are two beds in the hotel room. He lay in bed all morning. The blanket by the fireplace is the dog's bed. Her bed was a mound of soft pine needles. I'm planning on putting a bed of perennials in that corner of the yard. Verb He has fantasies about bedding a fashion model. the campers all bedded down for the night around 9:00 p.m. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun Standing technology has invaluable health benefits, like promoting good circulation to avoid blood clots and bed sores and reducing the risk of osteoporosis. Paul Amadeus Lane And Jim Meade, STAT, 16 Sep. 2022 The metrics are based on a county’s COVID-19 hospital bed use, COVID-19 hospital admissions and case rates for the virus over the past week. Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 Simple linens dress the bed and echo the colors and patterns in the area rug. Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2022 Anchorage municipal hotel bed taxes for 2022 are on track to grow 20% from the year before, the group said. Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2022 Crews used a crane to move the dump truck bed away from the overpass. Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2022 The photo of the boy in the hospital bed is of a young man who was hit by a car in Grimsby, England, three months ago. Eleanor Mccrary, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022 The styles include everything from bathmats and bed linens to floor poufs and wall art. Hannah Chubb, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022 Migrants trapped inside the bed cover of a pickup truck. Gina Martinez, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2022 Verb Washington plays Judith, a bride-to-be whose gay best friend (played by Jimmy Fowlie) tries to bed her fiancé and sabotage the wedding in order to keep Judith for himself. Naveen Kumar, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2022 The Warriors got a fly-out and strikeout before putting the Huskies to bed on a final fly-out. Evan Dudley, al, 19 May 2022 Visitors without sails to sleep under can bed down in atmospheric pensions like Opoa Beach Hotel, with just nine bungalows fronting a stunning beach on the island's southeast corner. Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2022 Deer and others bed down under them for warmth in winter and to stay cool in summer. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2021 At over 3,500 square feet, the room boasts a large, private lap pool, a sweeping terrace overlooking majestic rock formations; and, the star of the show, a sky lounge area where guests can bed down for the night under the clear Utah skies. Juliet Izon, CNN, 19 July 2021 The homeless sleep in churches, schools, or the homes of local good Samaritans, while others bed down outside. New York Times, 2 June 2021 Or make a reservation to bed down at the Glacier Point Ski Hut, a roughly ten-mile ski or snowshoe from Badger Pass. Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 22 Feb. 2021 Chacon—and many other gunsmiths—will bed a Ruger 10/22 for $100-$150, which is a helluva deal. Michael R. Shea, Field & Stream, 22 Feb. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, going back to Old English bedd "sleeping place, plot of ground prepared for plants," going back to Germanic badja- (whence Old Frisian bed* "sleeping place," Old High German betti, Old Norse beðr "bolster, bedding," Gothic badi "sleeping place"), of uncertain origin Note: Traditionally Germanic badja- has been taken as a derivative of an Indo-European verbal base b^hod^h-i- "poke, dig" (see fossil entry 1), on the assumption that a bed was originally a pit dug in the ground, though evidence that early Germanic or pre-Germanic peoples slept in pits seems to be lacking. First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a Phrases Containing bed bed and board air bed bed-and-breakfast bed head bed down bed-hop bed of roses bed linen(s) bed-sit bed share bed rest bed-sitting room bed warmer bed table bed-wetting before bed change a bed bunk bed flower bed die in one's bed field bed filter bed die in bed canopy bed feather bed get out of bed get out of bed on the wrong side go to bed go to bed with make the bed marriage bed make one's bed and lie in it nail bed oyster bed on the bed procrustean bed put the children to bed put to bed sea bed roll out of bed take to one's bed stumble out of bed sleigh bed tanning bed test bed strip the/one's bed truckle bed time for bed trundle bed twin bed water bed bed-sitter camp bed fluidized bed bed check single bed bed molding wet the bed Hollywood bed sofa bed get up on the wrong side of the bed bed sharing Murphy bed bed-wetter in/into bed with in bed See More bed and board air bed bed-and-breakfast bed head bed down bed-hop bed of roses bed linen(s) bed-sit bed share bed rest bed-sitting room bed warmer bed table bed-wetting before bed change a bed bunk bed flower bed die in one's bed field bed filter bed die in bed canopy bed feather bed get out of bed get out of bed on the wrong side go to bed go to bed with make the bed marriage bed make one's bed and lie in it nail bed oyster bed on the bed procrustean bed put the children to bed put to bed sea bed roll out of bed take to one's bed stumble out of bed sleigh bed tanning bed test bed strip the/one's bed truckle bed time for bed trundle bed twin bed water bed bed-sitter camp bed fluidized bed bed check single bed bed molding wet the bed Hollywood bed sofa bed get up on the wrong side of the bed bed sharing Murphy bed bed-wetter in/into bed with in bed See More Kids Definition bed 1 of 2 noun ˈbed 1 : a piece of furniture on which a person sleeps or rests 2 : a place for sleeping or resting Deer made a bed in the grass. 3 : sleep or a time for sleeping She reads before bed. 4 : a piece of ground prepared for growing plants 5 : the bottom of something the bed of a river 6 : layer entry 1 sense 1 a thick bed of rock bed 2 of 2 verb bedded; bedding : to put or go to bed She bedded down for the night. Medical Definition bed 1 of 2 noun ˈbed 1 a : a piece of furniture on or in which one may lie and sleep see hospital bed b : the equipment and services needed to care for one hospitalized patient 2 : a layer of specialized or altered tissue especially when separating dissimilar structures see nail bed, vascular bed BED 2 of 2 abbreviation binge eating disorder One of these patterns is called binge eating disorder (BED), in which, at least twice a week, people uncontrollably eat large quantities of food in a short time span but do not purge. Carole Sugarman, The Washington Post beds 1 of 2 noun plural of bed 1 as in mattresses a place set aside for sleeping the sofa in the living room will be your bed for the night Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance mattresses bunks sofas couches sacks racks bedsteads pallets cribs hays futons dosses futon pads kips lairs daybeds hammocks cots bassinets bunk beds sofa beds studio couches water beds four-posters feather beds cradles trundle beds sleigh beds carry-cots Murphy beds shakedowns 2 as in floors the surface upon which a body of water lies some prospectors supposedly found gold in the bed of that mountain stream Synonyms & Similar Words floors bottoms foundations ground basements riverbeds bases Antonyms & Near Antonyms surfaces beds 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of bed 1 as in naps to go to one's bed in order to sleep the campers all bedded down for the night around 9:00 p.m. Synonyms & Similar Words naps bunks sleeps retires turns in couches settles dosses (down) crashes perches hits the sack roosts hits the hay slumbers nods drops off dozes snoozes reclines lies (down) Antonyms & Near Antonyms rises arises wakes awakes awakens rouses wakens uprises stirs arouses shifts bestirs gets up stirs reawakes reawakens See More 2 as in roots to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter a walkway of flagstones firmly bedded in the earth Synonyms & Similar Words roots lodges embeds implants places impacts intrenches enroots fixes sticks engrains entrenches imbeds ingrains puts infuses imbues beats (into) instills drives (into) establishes settles Antonyms & Near Antonyms roots (out) eliminates dislodges uproots ejects expels detaches disconnects removes eradicates disengages See More
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bed

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