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BED

(noun, verb)

Definitions

There are 13 meanings of the word Bed.

How to pronounce bed:

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Bed - as a noun

A plot of ground in which plants are growing

Example: "The gardener planted a bed of roses"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
patch12plot6plot of groundplot of land
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

A depression forming the ground under a body of water

Example: "He searched for treasure on the ocean bed"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
bottom10
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
depression13natural depression
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

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

Example: "They found a bed of sandstone"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
stratum9
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

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

Example: "He worked in the coal beds"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
seam6
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
stratum9
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance

Example: "Slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
layer8
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
artefact13artifact13
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

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.

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

Example: "The track bed had washed away"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
base6foot7foundation14fundament15groundwork19substructure16understructure
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Bed - as a verb

Furnish with a bed

Example: "The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
furnish13offer11provide13render7supply13
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil

Put to bed

Example: "The children were bedded at ten o'clock"

Prepare for sleep

Example: "I usually turn in at midnight"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
crawl ingo to bedgo to sleephit the hayhit the sackkip downretire6sack outturn in
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Example Sentences

"I love to sleep in a comfortable bed."
"She jumped onto the bed and started bouncing."
"The cat curled up on the bed and fell asleep."
"He has a queen-size bed in his bedroom."
"The hotel provided clean sheets for the bed."
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Word Game Points

Is BED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, bed is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

BED has a SCRABBLE points total of 6.

Is BED a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, bed is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
BED has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 7.

Is BED a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, bed is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
BED has a WORDFEUD points total of 7.

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