bed
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/bed/
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/bed/
noun
A1
a piece of furniture for sleeping
I sleep in my bed every night.
R
the bottom of a river or sea
The river bed was dry in summer.
R
a garden area for growing plants
We planted flowers in the garden bed.
R
a base layer for other things
The stones rest on a bed of sand.
R
a layer of rock or soil
They found coal in the rock bed.
verb
R
to set something firmly in place
They bedded the posts in concrete.
R
to have sex with someone
He wanted to bed her after the date.
translation
a piece of furniture for sleeping; the bottom of a river or sea; a garden area for growing plants; a base layer for other things; a layer of rock or soil
to set something firmly in place; to have sex with someone
Word Forms
Plural
beds
Past
bedded
Progressive
bedding
Perfect
bedded
3rd Present
beds