Meaning of 'bed'

noun

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

Example: "They sat on the edge of the bed."

noun

a plot of ground in which plants are growing

Example: "the gardener planted a bed of roses"

noun

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

Example: "the track bed had washed away"

noun

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.

noun

single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance

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

Synonyms: layer

noun

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

Example: "The company stripped the top of the mountain off to expose coal beds."

Synonyms: seam

noun

a depression forming the ground under a body of water

Example: "They searched for treasure on the ocean bed."

Synonyms: bottom

noun

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

Example: "they found a bed of sandstone"

verb

to have sexual intercourse with

Example: "I bedded them after dinner."

Synonyms: fuck

verb

to put to bed

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

verb

to place plants in a prepared bed of soil

Example: "I spent last Saturday bedding flowers."

verb

to furnish with a bed

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