bed
noun
[ bɛd ]
• a piece of furniture for sleep or rest, typically a framework with a mattress.
• "a large double bed"
• the bottom of the sea or a lake or river.
• "the gravelly bed of the stream"
• an area of ground, typically in a garden, where flowers and plants are grown.
• "the lawns are flanked by rose beds"
• a stratum or layer of rock.
• "a bed of clay"
• a layer of food on which other foods are served.
• "the salad is served on a bed of raw spinach"
• a flat base or foundation on which something rests or is supported.
• "place each paver on a bed of concrete"
Similar:
base,
basis,
foundation,
support,
prop,
stay,
bottom,
core,
substructure,
substratum,
groundwork,
bed
verb
• settle down to sleep or rest for the night in an improvised place.
• "you can bed down in the shed"
Similar:
go to bed,
retire,
call it a day,
go to sleep,
get some sleep,
sleep,
nap,
have/take a nap,
catnap,
doze,
have a doze,
hit the sack,
hit the hay,
turn in,
snooze,
snatch forty winks,
get some shut-eye,
kip,
have a kip,
get some kip,
hit the pit,
catch some Zs,
slumber,
• transfer (a plant) from a pot or seed tray to a garden plot.
• "I bedded out some houseplants"
Similar:
plant,
plant out,
set in beds/soil,
put in the ground,
set out,
transplant,
• fix firmly; embed.
• "the posts should be firmly bedded in concrete"
Similar:
embed,
set,
fix into,
insert,
inlay,
implant,
bury,
base,
plant,
settle,
Origin:
Old English bed, bedd (noun), beddian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bed and German Bett .
BEd
abbreviation
• Bachelor of Education.
