"bed" | Definition and Related Words

bed

Noun

A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep (synset 102821967)
"he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"

is a type of: bedroom furniture - furniture intended for use in a bedroom
subtypes:
- berth, built in bed, bunk - a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
- built-in bed - a bed that is built in and fixed to a wall
- bunk - a rough bed (as at a campsite)
- bunk, bunk bed - beds built one above the other
- camp bed, cot - a small bed that folds up for storage or transport
- couch - a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment
- deathbed - the bed on which a person dies
- double bed - a bed wide enough to accommodate two sleepers
- four-poster - a bed with posts at the four corners that can be used to support a canopy or curtains
- hammock, sack - a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
- marriage bed - the bed shared by a newly wed couple
- murphy bed - a bed that can be folded or swung into a cabinet when not being used
- plank-bed - a bed of boards (without a mattress)
- platform bed - a bed without springs
- sickbed - the bed on which a sick person lies
- single bed - a bed for one occupant
- sleigh bed - a bed with solid headboard and footboard that roll outward at the top
- truckle, truckle bed, trundle, trundle bed - a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
- twin bed - one of a pair of identical beds
- water bed - a bed with a mattress made of strong plastic that is filled with water
has:
- bedframe, bedstead - the framework of a bed
- mattress - a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
is a part of: bedchamber, bedroom, chamber, sleeping accommodation, sleeping room - a room used primarily for sleeping
A plot of ground in which plants are growing (synset 102822609)
"the gardener planted a bed of roses"

is a type of: patch, plot, plot of ground, plot of land - a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
subtypes:
- asparagus bed - a bed in which asparagus is growing
- bed of flowers, flower bed, flowerbed - a bed in which flowers are growing
- hotbed - a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants
- seedbed - a bed where seedlings are grown before transplanting
- turnip bed - a bed in which turnips are growing
A depression forming the ground under a body of water (synset 109240545)
"he searched for treasure on the ocean bed"

is a type of: depression, natural depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation
subtypes:
- lake bed, lake bottom - the bottom of a lake
- davy jones, davy jones's locker, ocean bottom, ocean floor, sea bottom, sea floor, seabed - the bottom of a sea or ocean
- river bottom, riverbed - a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river
- creek bed, streambed - a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream
same as: bottom
(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock) (synset 109240774)
"they found a bed of sandstone"

referred to in: geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

is a type of: stratum - one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)

subtypes: ore bed - a stratum of ore
A stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit (synset 108676707)
"he worked in the coal beds"

is a type of: stratum - one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)

subtypes: coal seam - a seam of coal

same as: seam
Single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance (synset 103655499)
"slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"

is a type of: artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole
subtypes:
- backing, mount - something forming a back that is added for strengthening
- blanket - a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor
- course, row - (construction) a layer of masonry
- cushion - the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle
- interlayer - a layer placed between other layers
- lift - one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
- overlay - a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface
- ply - (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood
- tier - one of two or more layers one atop another
- wall - a layer of material that encloses space
is a part of: laminate - a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers

same as: layer
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. (synset 102823016)
is a type of: surface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

is a part of: press, printing press - a machine used for printing
A foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track (synset 102822832)
"the track bed had washed away"

is a type of: base, foot, foundation, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure - lowest support of a structure
subtypes:
- railroad bed - a bed on which railroad track is laid
- roadbed - a bed supporting a road

Verb

Furnish with a bed (synset 202342062)
"The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals"

is a type of: furnish, provide, render, supply - give something useful or necessary to

subtypes: bunk - provide with a bunk
Place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil (synset 201570434)
is a type of: plant, set - put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
Put to bed (synset 201502721)
"The children were bedded at ten o'clock"

is a type of: lay, place, pose, position, put, set - put into a certain place or abstract location
Have sexual intercourse with (synset 201429048)
"This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"

is a type of: copulate, couple, mate, pair - engage in sexual intercourse
subtypes:
- have, take - have sex with; archaic use
- fornicate - have sex without being married
same as: bang, be intimate, bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, hump, jazz, know, lie with, love, make love, make out, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with

verb group: make out, neck - kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
Prepare for sleep (synset 200017858)
"I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"

subtypes: bed down, bunk down - go to bed

same as: crawl in, go to bed, go to sleep, hit the hay, hit the sack, kip down, retire, sack out, turn in

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