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1.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
he sat on the edge of the bed
the room had only a bed and chair
2.
a plot of ground in which plants are growing
the gardener planted a bed of roses
3.
a depression forming the ground under a body of water
he searched for treasure on the ocean bed
4.
(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock)
they found a bed of sandstone
5.
a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
he worked in the coal beds
6.
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach
7.
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.
8.
a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track
the track bed had washed away
'bed' - used as a verb
9.
furnish with a bed
The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals
10.
place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
11.
put to bed
The children were bedded at ten o'clock
12.
have sexual intercourse with
13.
prepare for sleep
He goes to bed at the crack of dawn
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1. Bed / Plural
beds
2. Bed / Past
bedded
3. Bed / Third Person
beds
4. Bed / Present Participle
bedding
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