what does bed mean?
BED as NOUN
- Meaning
- a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
Usage Example(s)
- he sat on the edge of the bed
- the room had only a bed and chair
Hypernyms(s) bed is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a plot of ground in which plants are growing
Usage Example(s)
- the gardener planted a bed of roses
Hypernyms(s) bed is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track
Usage Example(s)
- the track bed had washed away
Hypernyms(s) bed is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- 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.
Hypernyms(s) bed is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
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- slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach
Hypernyms(s) bed is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
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Usage Example(s)
- he worked in the coal beds
Hypernyms(s) bed is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a depression forming the ground under a body of water
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- he searched for treasure on the ocean bed
Hypernyms(s) bed is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock)
Usage Example(s)
- they found a bed of standstone
Hypernyms(s) bed is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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BED as VERB
- Meaning
- go to bed in order to sleep
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Usage Example(s)
- I usually turn in at midnight
- He turns out at the crack of dawn
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- Meaning
- have sexual intercourse with
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Usage Example(s)
- This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
- Adam knew Eve
- Were you ever intimate with this man?
Hypernyms(s) bed is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Usage Example(s)
- The children were bedded at ten o”clock
Hypernyms(s) bed is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
Hypernyms(s) bed is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
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- The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals
Hypernyms(s) bed is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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