bed

noun

UK /bed/

Word Forms

singular	bed
plural	beds

1
countable/uncountable a piece of furniture that you sleep on, consisting of a soft comfortable part called a mattress and a base
double/single bed:
The room had two single beds in it.
out of/in bed:
It’s midnight – why aren’t you in bed?
get out of bed (=get up):
I never get out of bed before 10 am.
go to bed:
I’ll get home at 11 pm and go straight to bed.
put someone to bed:
Sam was upstairs putting the children to bed.
make the/my/your etc bed (=tidy its covers after you have slept in it):
Why can’t you kids make your own beds?
Synonyms and related words
Beds and parts of beds
air bed
bassinet
bed
1. 1a
  anything that is used by a person or animal for sleeping on
  The dog’s bed is in the kitchen.
  He made himself a bed of straw.
  Synonyms and related words
  Beds and parts of beds
  air bed
  bassinet
  bed
2
countable usually singularthe ground at the bottom of a sea or river
a dried-up river bed
fish that live close to the sea bed
Synonyms and related words
Parts of lakes, rivers and streams
backwater
bayou
bed
1. 2a
  countable an area in a river, lake, or ocean where there are a lot of plants or animals of a particular kind
  reed beds
  oyster beds
  Synonyms and related words
  Parts of lakes, rivers and streams
  backwater
  bayou
  bed
3
countable an area of ground that has been dug for growing plants and flowers
a circular bed in the middle of the lawn
Synonyms and related words
Gardens and areas in gardens
allotment
backyard
bagh
See alsoflowerbed
4
singular a layer of food on which you put other food
bed of:
prawns served on a bed of lettuce
Synonyms and related words
Amounts and pieces of food
a stick of butter/margarine
batch
bed
5
countable a layer of rock that is inside a larger area of rock
Synonyms and related words
Layers and arrangements of stone or rock
aquifer
bed
bedrock
6
wouldn’t kick someone out of bed
informal humorous
used to say you find someone sexually attractive
I wouldn’t kick him out of bed for eating crackers!
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 28/11/2018
Open Dictionary - November2018
7
a bedroom. This meaning is only used in advertisements for houses.
three beds two baths
a four-bed house
Submitted by:
Caleb Judy from United States on 23/09/2018
Open Dictionary - September2018

phrases

get out of bed on the wrong side

go to bed with someone

good/bad in bed

someone has made their bed, and they must lie/sleep in it

jump/get into bed with someone

something/life is not a bed of roses

put something to bed

bed

noun

US /bed/

Word Forms

singular	bed
plural	beds

1
countable/uncountable a piece of furniture that you sleep on, consisting of a soft comfortable part called a mattress and a base
double/twin/single bed:
The room had two single beds in it.
out of/in bed:
It’s midnight – why aren’t you in bed?
get out of bed (=get up):
I never get out of bed before 10 a.m.
go to bed:
I’ll get home at 11 p.m. and go straight to bed.
put someone to bed:
Sam was upstairs putting the children to bed.
make the/my/your etc. bed (=make its covers straight after you have slept in it):
Why can’t you kids make your own beds?
Synonyms and related words
Beds and parts of beds
air bed
bassinet
bed
1. 1a
  anything that is used by a person or animal for sleeping on
  The dog’s bed is in the kitchen.
  He made himself a bed of straw.
  Synonyms and related words
  Beds and parts of beds
  air bed
  bassinet
  bed
2
countable usually singularthe ground at the bottom of an ocean or river
a dried-up river bed
Synonyms and related words
Parts of lakes, rivers and streams
backwater
bayou
bed
1. 2a
  countable an area in a river, lake, or ocean where there are a lot of plants or animals of a particular kind
  reed beds
  oyster beds
  Synonyms and related words
  Parts of lakes, rivers and streams
  backwater
  bayou
  bed
3
countable an area of ground that has been dug for growing plants and flowers
a circular bed in the middle of the lawn
Synonyms and related words
Gardens and areas in gardens
allotment
backyard
bed
See alsoflowerbed
4
singular a layer of food on which you put other food
bed of:
shrimp served on a bed of lettuce
Synonyms and related words
Amounts and pieces of food
a stick of butter/margarine
batch
bed
5
countable a layer of rock that is inside a larger area of rock
Synonyms and related words
Layers and arrangements of stone or rock
aquifer
bed
bedrock
6
wouldn’t kick someone out of bed
informal humorous
used to say you find someone sexually attractive
I wouldn’t kick him out of bed for eating crackers!
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 28/11/2018
Open Dictionary - November2018
7
a bedroom. This meaning is only used in advertisements for houses.
three beds two baths
a four-bed house
Submitted by:
Caleb Judy from United States on 23/09/2018
Open Dictionary - September2018

phrases

get out of bed on the wrong side

go to bed with someone

good/bad in bed

someone has made their bed, and they must lie/sleep in it

jump/get into bed with someone

something/life is not a bed of roses

put something to bed

bed

verb transitive

UK /bed/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	bed
he/she/it	beds
present participle	bedding
past tense	bedded
past participle	bedded

1
to put something firmly into a base or into the ground
Synonyms and related words
To put something inside something
bag
bed
bottle
2
literaryto have sex with someone
Synonyms and related words
To have sex
sleep with
consummate
copulate

phrasal verbs

bed down

bed in

bed out

bed

verb transitive

US /bed/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	bed
he/she/it	beds
present participle	bedding
past tense	bedded
past participle	bedded

1
to put something firmly into a base or into the ground
Synonyms and related words
To put something inside something
bag
bed
bottle
2
literaryto have sex with someone
Synonyms and related words
To have sex
sleep with
consummate
copulate

phrasal verbs

bed down

bed in

bed out

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wouldn’t kick someone out of bed

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wouldn’t kick someone out of bed

bed

bed

bed

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