bed

nouns

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"

bed

is a part of

a room used primarily for sleeping

bedchamber, bedroom, chamber, sleeping accommodation, sleeping room

is a type of (narrower)

furniture intended for use in a bedroom

bedroom furniture

a plot of ground in which plants are growing

"the gardener planted a bed of roses"

bed

is a type of (narrower)

a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

"a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"

patch, plot, plot of ground, plot of land

a depression forming the ground under a body of water

"he searched for treasure on the ocean bed"

bed, bottom

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

"they found a bed of sandstone"

bed

domain category

a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

geology

is a type of (narrower)

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)

stratum

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

"he worked in the coal beds"

bed, seam

single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance

"slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"

bed, 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.

bed

is a part of

a machine used for printing

press, printing press

is a type of (narrower)

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

"there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"

surface

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

"the track bed had washed away"

bed

is a type of (narrower)

lowest support of a structure

"it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"

base, foot, foundation, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure

verbs

furnish with a bed

"The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals"

bed

is a type of (narrower)

give something useful or necessary to

"We provided the room with an electrical heater"

furnish, provide, render, supply

place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil

bed

is a type of (narrower)

put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

"Let's plant flowers in the garden"

plant, set

put to bed

"The children were bedded at ten o'clock"

bed

is a type of (narrower)

put into a certain place or abstract location

"Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

lay, place, pose, position, put, set

have sexual intercourse with

"This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"

prepare for sleep

"I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"

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