Sekirov Dictionary

bed

/bɛd/

noun 31
verb 11
forms 6
phrases 10

noun31

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a large, soft, flat thing that people lie on to sleep or rest
- My cat often sleeps on my bed.
- I keep a glass of water next to my bed when I sleep.
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A mattress.
- I find her bed too soft.
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A bedframe.
- That huge wood bed is too heavy for us to carry it that far.
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A prepared spot in which to spend the night.
- When camping, he usually makes a bed for the night from hay and a blanket.
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One's place of sleep or rest.
- Go to bed!
- I had breakfast in bed this morning.
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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.
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The bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river.
- There’s a lot of trash on the bed of the river.
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An area where a large number of oysters, mussels, other sessile shellfish, or a large amount of seaweed is found.
- Oysters are farmed from their beds.
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A garden plot.
- We added a new bush to our rose bed.
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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.
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(US, Canada) The platform of a truck, trailer, wagon, 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.
The flat surface of a scanner on which a document is placed to be scanned.
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The taut surface of a trampoline.
- These 5 judges mark the athlete's staying in the center of the bed, uniformity of bounce heights, and general style. — 2000
(old-fashioned) The flat part of the press, on which the form is laid.
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The time for going to sleep or resting in bed; bedtime.
- I read until bed.
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The equipment, staffing, etc., required for a patient in a medical institution.
- We have a patient who needs a bed right away.
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Clipping of bedroom.
- 2 beds, 1 bath
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Sleep; rest; getting to sleep.
- He's been afraid of bed since he saw the scary film.
A horizontal layer or surface.
A deposit of ore, coal, etc.
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.
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The horizontal surface of a building stone.
- the upper and lower beds
The lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile.
A course of stone or brick in a wall.
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(informal, figurative) Sexual activity.
- Too much bed, not enough rest.
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Time spent in a bed.
- I am quite sure that too much bed, if not too much sleep, is prejudicial, though a certain amount is absolutely necessary. — 1903
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(figurative) Marriage.
- George, the eldest son of his second bed. — 1702
A piece of music, normally instrumental, over which a radio DJ talks.
Any of the sections of a dartboard with a point value, delimited by a wire.

verb11

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To go to bed; to put oneself to sleep.
- I usually listen to music before I bed.
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To have sex (with).
- And he who lies with another Man's Wife after she is married, even before her Husband had bedded with her, is guilty of Adultery, […] — 1730
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To place in a bed.
- For she was not only publicly contracted, but stated as a bride, and solemnly bedded, and after she was laid, there came in Maximilian's ambassador with letters of procuration — 1622
Of large game animals: to be at rest.
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To lay or put in any hollow place, or place of rest and security, surrounded or enclosed; to embed.
- Among all chains or clusters of mountains where large bodies of still water are bedded. — 1810
To set in a soft matrix, as paving stones in sand, or tiles in cement.
To settle, as machinery.
To set out (plants) in a garden bed.
To lay flat; to lay in order; to place in a horizontal or recumbent position.
To furnish with a bed or bedding.
To dress or prepare the surface of (stone) so it can serve as a bed.

forms

bedded · bedding · beddeth · beds · beddest · BEDs

Phrases with bed

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