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bed
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
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noun
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
“he sat on the edge of the bed”
noun
a plot of ground in which plants are growing
“the gardener planted a bed of roses”
noun
a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track
“the track bed had washed away”
noun
the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.
noun
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
“slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach”
noun
a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
“he worked in the coal beds”
noun
a depression forming the ground under a body of water
“he searched for treasure on the ocean bed”
noun
(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock)
“they found a bed of sandstone”
verb
prepare for sleep
“I usually turn in at midnight”
verb
have sexual intercourse with
“Adam knew Eve”
verb
put to bed
“The children were bedded at ten o'clock”
verb
place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
verb
furnish with a bed
“The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals”
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Example Sentences
he sat on the edge of the bed
the room had only a bed and chair
the gardener planted a bed of roses
the track bed had washed away
slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach
he worked in the coal beds
he searched for treasure on the ocean bed
they found a bed of sandstone
I usually turn in at midnight
He goes to bed at the crack of dawn
Adam knew Eve
Were you ever intimate with this man?
The children were bedded at ten o'clock
The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals
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