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Definition & Meaning of "bed"in English

Bed
01

furniture we use to sleep on that normally has a frame and mattress 

bed definition and meaning
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
beds
Examples
I have a bedside table next to my bed for my books and glasses. 
02

a group of oysters, clams, or other shellfish grown or found together 

03

a plot of ground in which plants are growing 

04

the bottom surface of a body of water, such as a sea, lake, etc. 

Examples
The divers explored the sandy bed of the lake, searching for lost treasures. 
05

a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track 

06

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. 

07

single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance 

08

a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit 

09

(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock) 

10

the flat, open part at the back of a truck used for carrying goods, equipment, or materials 

Examples
The workers loaded the tools into the truck bed. 
to bed
01

place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil 

to bed definition and meaning
02

prepare for sleep 

to bed definition and meaning
03

put to bed 

Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
bed
3rd person singular
beds
Present participle
bedding
Past simple
bedded
Past participle
bedded
04

have sexual intercourse with 

05

furnish with a bed 

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