bed (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 13 senses of the word *bed*:
NOUN	artifact	bed	a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
artifact	bed	a plot of ground in which plants are growing
object	bed, bottom	a depression forming the ground under a body of water
object	bed	(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock)
location	bed, seam	a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
artifact	bed, layer	single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
artifact	bed	the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage / stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book / book etc.
artifact	bed	a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track
VERB	possession	bed	furnish with a bed
contact	bed	place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
contact	bed	put to bed
contact	bed, sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk	have sexual intercourse with
body	bed, go to bed, turn in, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire	prepare for sleep

bed > pronunciation
Sounds	beh'd
Rhymes	abed ... zed: 93 rhymes with ehd...

English > *bed*: 13 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
Examples	"he sat on the edge of the bed" "the room had only a bed and chair"
Part of	bedroom, sleeping room, sleeping accommodation, chamber, bedchamber	A room used primarily for sleeping
Parts	bedstead, bedframe	The framework of a bed
Parts	mattress	A large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
Narrower	Murphy bed	A bed that can be folded or swung into a cabinet when not being used
	berth, bunk, built in bed	A bed on a ship or train
	built-in bed	A bed that is built in and fixed to a wall
	bunk	A rough bed (as at a campsite)
	bunk bed, bunk	beds built one above the other
	cot, camp bed	A small bed that folds up for storage or transport
	couch	A narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment
	deathbed	The bed on which a person dies
	double bed	A bed wide enough to accommodate two sleepers
	four-poster	A bed with posts at the four corners that can be used to support a canopy or curtains
	hammock, sack	A hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees)
	marriage bed	The bed shared by a newly wed couple
	plank-bed	A bed of boards / boards (without a mattress)
	platform bed	A bed without springs
	sickbed	The bed on which a sick person lies
	single bed	A bed for one occupant
	sleigh bed	A bed with solid headboard and footboard that roll outward at the top
	trundle bed, trundle, truckle bed, truckle	A low bed to be slid under a higher bed
	twin bed	One of a pair of identical beds
	water bed	A bed with a mattress made of strong plastic that is filled with water
Broader	bedroom furniture	furniture intended for use in a bedroom
Spanish	cama, lecho
Catalan	llit
Verbs	bed	have sexual intercourse with
	bed	put to bed
	bed	furnish with a bed

English > *bed*: 13 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A plot of ground in which plants are growing.
Example	"the gardener planted a bed of roses"
Narrower	asparagus bed	A bed in which asparagus is growing
	flowerbed, flower bed, bed of flowers	A bed in which flowers are growing
	hotbed	A bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants
	seedbed	A bed where seedlings are grown before transplanting
	turnip bed	A bed in which turnips are growing
Broader	plot, plot of land, plot of ground, patch	A small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
Spanish	cuadro, lecho
Catalan	llit

English > *bed*: 13 senses > noun 3, object
Meaning	A depression forming the ground under a body of water.
Example	"he searched for treasure on the ocean bed"
Synonym	bottom
Narrower	lake bed, lake bottom	The bottom of a lake
	ocean floor, sea floor, ocean bottom, seabed, sea bottom, Davy Jones's locker, Davy Jones	The bottom of a sea or ocean
	riverbed, river bottom	A channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river
	streambed, creek bed	A channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream
Broader	natural depression, depression	A sunken or depressed geological formation
Spanish	fondo, lecho
Catalan	fons, llit

English > *bed*: 13 senses > noun 4, object
Meaning	(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock).
Example	"they found a bed of sandstone"
Category	geology	A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks
Narrower	ore bed	A stratum of ore
Broader	stratum	One of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
Spanish	lecho, yacimiento
Catalan	jaciment

English > *bed*: 13 senses > noun 5, location
Meaning	A stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit.
Example	"he worked in the coal beds"
Synonym	seam
Narrower	coal seam	A seam of coal
Broader	stratum	One of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
Spanish	veta
Catalan	filó, vena, veta

English > *bed*: 13 senses > noun 6, artifact
Meaning	Single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance.
Example	"slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"
Synonym	layer
Part of	laminate	A sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers
Narrower	backing, mount	Something forming a back that is added for strengthening
	blanket	A layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor
	course, row	(construction) a layer of masonry
	cushion	The layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle
	interlayer	A layer placed between other layers
	lift	One of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
	overlay	A layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface
	ply	(usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood
	tier	One of two or more layers one atop another
	wall	A layer of material that encloses space
Broader	artifact, artefact	A man-made object taken as a whole
Spanish	capa
Catalan	capa

English > *bed*: 13 senses > noun 7, artifact
Meaning	The flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage / stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book / book etc..
Part of	press, printing press	A machine used for printing
Broader	surface	The outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

English > *bed*: 13 senses > noun 8, artifact
Meaning	A foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track.
Example	"the track bed had washed away"
Narrower	railroad bed	A bed on which railroad track is laid
Narrower	roadbed	A bed supporting a road
Broader	foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure	Lowest support of a structure
Spanish	asiento, capa

English > *bed*: 13 senses > verb 1, possession
Meaning	Furnish with a bed.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals"
Narrower	bunk	Provide with a bunk
Broader	supply, provide, render, furnish	Give something useful or necessary to
Spanish	acostar, alojar, dar cama
Nouns	bed	a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

English > *bed*: 13 senses > verb 2, contact
Meaning	place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	plant, set	put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

English > *bed*: 13 senses > verb 3, contact
Meaning	put to bed.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"The children were bedded at ten o'clock"
Broader	put, set, place, pose, position, lay	Put into a certain place or abstract location
Catalan	anar al llit
Nouns	bed	a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

English > *bed*: 13 senses > verb 4, contact
Meaning	Have sexual intercourse with.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk
Entailed by	consummate	fulfill sexually
Entailed by	seduce, score, make	induce to have sex
Narrower	fornicate	have sex without being married
Narrower	take, have	have sex with
Broader	copulate, mate, pair, couple	Engage in sexual intercourse
Similar to	neck, make out	kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
Spanish	acostarse, cachar, cepillarse, chingar, coger, conocer, copular, culear, encantar, follarse, follar, garchar, hacer el amor, jalar, joder, pichar, saber, tirarse, tirar, vergar
Catalan	cardar, encantar, fer l'amor, fer un clau, follar, fotre un clau, fotre, saber, tirar-se
Nouns	bed	a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

English > *bed*: 13 senses > verb 5, body
Meaning	Prepare for sleep.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Example	"He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"
Synonyms	go to bed, turn in, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire
Narrower	bed down, bunk down	go to bed
Opposite	get up, turn out, arise, uprise, rise	get ... / get up and out of bed
Spanish	acostarse, echarse, encamarse, estirarse, ir a dormir, irse al catre, retirarse, tenderse, tumbarse
Catalan	allitar-se, clapar, estirar-se, gitar-se

HyperDic: bed