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bed > 13 senses
NOUN1bedA piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
2bedA plot of ground in which plants are growing
3bed, bottomA depression forming the ground under a body of water
4bed(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock)
5bed, seamA stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
6bed, layerSingle thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
7bedThe 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.
8bedA foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track
VERB1bedFurnish with a bed
2bedPlace (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
3bedPut to bed
4bed, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonkHave sexual intercourse with
5bed, go to bed, turn in, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retireGo to bed in order to sleep
bed > pronunciation
Soundsbeh'd
Rhymesabed, aforesaid, ahead, and 86 more rhymes in ehd at the HyperDic website...
bed > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
Examples"he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"
Partsbedstead, bedframe; mattress
Narrowerberth, bunk, built in bed; built-in bed; bunk; bunk bed, bunk; cot, camp bed; couch; deathbed; double bed; four-poster; hammock, sack; marriage bed; Murphy bed; plank-bed; platform bed; sickbed; single bed; sleigh bed; trundle bed, trundle, truckle bed, truckle; twin bed; water bed
Broaderfurniture, piece of furniture, article of furniture
Verbsbed; bed; bed
bed > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA plot of ground in which plants are growing.
Examples"the gardener planted a bed of roses"
Narrowerasparagus bed; flowerbed, flower bed, bed of flowers; hotbed; seedbed; turnip bed
Broaderplot, plot of ground, patch
bed > noun 3, object
MeaningA depression forming the ground under a body of water.
Examples"he searched for treasure on the ocean bed"
Synonymsbottom
Narrowerlake bed, lake bottom; ocean floor, ocean bottom, seabed, sea bottom, Davy Jones's locker, Davy Jones; riverbed, river bottom; streambed, creek bed
Broadernatural depression, depression
bed > noun 4, object
Meaning(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock).
Examples"they found a bed of standstone"
Categorygeology
Narrowerore bed
Broaderstratum
bed > noun 5, location
MeaningA stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit.
Examples"he worked in the coal beds"
Synonymsseam
Narrowercoal seam
Broaderstratum
bed > noun 6, artifact
MeaningSingle thickness of usually some homogeneous substance.
Examples"slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"
Synonymslayer
Part oflaminate
Narrowerbacking, mount; blanket; course, row; interlayer; lift; ply; tier; wall
Broadersheet, flat solid
bed > noun 7, artifact
MeaningThe 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.
Part ofpress, printing press
Broadersurface
bed > noun 8, artifact
MeaningA foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track.
Examples"the track bed had washed away"
Narrowerrailroad bed; roadbed
Broaderfoundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
bed > verb 1, possession
MeaningFurnish with a bed.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals"
Narrowerbunk
Broadersupply, provide, render, furnish
Nounsbed
bed > verb 2, contact
MeaningPlace (plants) in a prepared bed of soil.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broaderplant, set
bed > verb 3, contact
MeaningPut to bed.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Examples"The children were bedded at ten o'clock"
Broaderput, set, place, pose, position, lay
Nounsbed
bed > verb 4, contact
MeaningHave sexual intercourse with.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymsroll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk
Entailed byseduce, score, make; consummate
Narrowertake, have; fornicate
Broadercopulate, mate, pair, couple
Similar toneck, make out
Nounsbed
bed > verb 5, body
MeaningGo to bed in order to sleep.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymsgo to bed, turn in, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire
Narrowerbed down, bunk down
Contraryget up, turn out, arise, uprise, rise

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