Bed Definition
bĕd
bedded, bedding, beds
noun
beds
A piece of furniture for reclining and sleeping, typically consisting of a flat, rectangular frame and a mattress resting on springs.
American Heritage
A thing for sleeping or resting on; specif., a piece of furniture consisting usually of a bedstead, bedspring, mattress, and bedding.
Webster's New World
A bedstead.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
A mattress.
American Heritage
verb
bedded, bedding, beds
To furnish with a bed or sleeping quarters.
We bedded our guests down in the study.
American Heritage
To provide with a sleeping place.
Webster's New World
To go to bed; rest; sleep.
Webster's New World
To put or send to bed.
American Heritage
To put to bed.
Webster's New World
abbreviation
Bachelor of Education.
Webster's New World
Alternative form of B.Ed. (Bachelor of Education).
Wiktionary
Initialism of banana equivalent dose.
Wiktionary
idiom
get into bed with
- To become closely involved with another person or group, as in an intrigue:
American Heritage
go to bed with
- To have sexual relations with.
American Heritage
be brought to bed (of)
- to give birth (to)
Webster's New World
bed and board
- sleeping accommodations and meals
- home; the married state
Webster's New World
bed down
- to prepare and use a sleeping place
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Bed
- get into bed with
- go to bed with
- be brought to bed (of)
- bed and board
- bed down
- get up on the wrong side of the bed
- in (or into) bed
- put to bed
- take to one's bed
Origin of Bed
Middle English from Old English
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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