Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   bed

   /bɛd/

   noun

   • 1. a piece of furniture for sleep or rest, typically a framework with a mattress: "a large double bed" Similar couchberthbilletinformal:the sackthe hayone's pitkip
   • ▪ a bed and associated facilities comprising a place for a patient in a hospital: "the unit has 20 geriatric beds"
   • ▪ a bedroom: "a three-bed detached house"
   • ▪ a place or article used by a person or animal for sleep or rest: "a bed of straw"
   • ▪ used with reference to a bed as the typical place for sexual activity: "communication in bed can lead to stronger relationships"
   • 2. the bottom of the sea or a lake or river: "the gravelly bed of the stream" Similar bottomfloorgrounddepths
   • ▪ a place on the seabed where shellfish, especially oysters or mussels, breed or are bred: "the Firth of Forth was once home to vast beds of oysters"
   • 3. an area of ground, typically in a garden, where flowers and plants are grown: "the lawns are flanked by rose beds" Similar patchplotarealotspaceborderstriprow
   • 4. a stratum or layer of rock: "a bed of clay"
   • 5. a layer of food on which other foods are served: "the salad is served on a bed of raw spinach"
   • 6. a flat base or foundation on which something rests or is supported: "place each paver on a bed of concrete" Similar basebasisfoundationsupportpropstaybottomcoresubstructuresubstratumgroundwork
   • ▪ the foundation of a road or railway: "the pavement consists of granite blocks set on a bed of cobblestones and cement"
   • ▪ the open part of a truck, wagon, or cart, where goods are carried: North American "the spare tyre in the forward bed of the truck"
   • ▪ the flat surface beneath the baize of a billiard table.

   verb

   • 1. fix firmly; embed: "the posts should be firmly bedded in concrete" Similar embedsetfix intoinsertinlayimplantburybaseplantsettle
   • ▪ lay or arrange (something, especially stone) in a layer: "crazy paving has to be bedded on a solid base of hard core"
   • 2. have sex with: informal "I am quite picky when it comes to bedding someone"

   Word Origin Old Englishbed, bedd (noun), beddian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bed and German Bett.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • D

     2

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points