bed
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛd/
note: African-American Vernacular, some speakers
ipa: [beː]
ipa: /bed/
rhymes: -ɛd
Forms: form: beds
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English bed, bedde, from Old English bedd, from Proto-West Germanic *badi, from Proto-Germanic *badją (“resting-place, plot of ground”).
Cognates
Cognate with North Frisian baad, beed, Saterland Frisian Bääd, West Frisian bêd, Low German Bedd, Dutch bed, German Bett, Swedish bädd, Icelandic beður, all meaning “bed”.
further possible etymology and cognates
The Proto-Germanic term may in turn be from Proto-Indo-European *bʰedʰ- (“to dig”) with various theories explaining the development in meaning. If it is, the term is also cognate with Ancient Greek βοθυρος (bothuros, “pit”), Latin fossa (“ditch”), Latvian bedre (“hole”), Welsh bedd (“grave”), Breton bez (“grave”); and probably also Russian бодать (bodatʹ, “to butt, gore”).
Senses: examples: text: My cat often sleeps on my bed.
text: I keep a glass of water next to my bed when I sleep.
text: At length, one night, when the company by ſome accident broke up much ſooner than ordinary, ſo that the candles were not half burnt out, ſhe was not able to reſiſt the temptation, but reſolved to have them ſome way or other. Accordingly, as ſoon as the hurry was over, and the ſervants, as ſhe thought, all gone to ſleep, ſhe ſtole out of her bed, and went down ſtairs, naked to her ſhift as ſhe was, with a deſign to ſteal them[…].
ref: 1762, Charles Johnstone, The Reverie; or, A Flight to the Paradise of Fools, volume 2, Dublin: Printed by Dillon Chamberlaine, →OCLC, page 202:
glosses: A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
examples: text: When camping, he usually makes a bed for the night from hay and a blanket.
glosses: A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
A prepared spot in which to spend the night.
examples: text: Go to bed!
text: I had breakfast in bed this morning.
glosses: A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
One's place of sleep or rest.
raw_tags: after a preposition
examples: text: He's been afraid of bed since he saw the scary film.
glosses: A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
Sleep; rest; getting to sleep.
raw_tags: after a preposition
examples: text: I read until bed.
glosses: A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
The time for going to sleep or resting in bed; bedtime.
raw_tags: after a preposition
examples: text: I am quite sure that too much bed, if not too much sleep, is prejudicial, though a certain amount is absolutely necessary.
ref: 1903, Thomas Stretch Dowse, Lectures on Massage and Electricity in the Treatment of Disease, page 276:
text: Some prisoners, indeed, are always up before the bell rings — such was my practice — they prefer to grope about in the dark to tossing about in the utter weariness of too much bed.
ref: 1907, Jabez Spencer Balfour, My Prison Life, page 181:
text: This condition is one of the dangers of “too much bed”. The nurse should inspect the legs of each patient daily
ref: 1972, James Verney Cable, Principles of Medicine: An Integrated Textbook for Nurses:
glosses: A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
Time spent in a bed.
examples: text: George, the eldest son of his second bed.
ref: (Can we date this quote?), Edward [Hyde, 1st] Earl of Clarendon, (please specify |book=I to XVI), in The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641, Oxford: The Theater:
glosses: A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
Marriage.
examples: text: Too much bed, not enough rest.
glosses: A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
Sexual activity.
examples: text: 2 beds, 1 bath
glosses: A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
Clipping of bedroom.
examples: text: The meats and cheeses lay on a bed of lettuce.
glosses: A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.
examples: text: sea bed
text: river bed
text: There’s a lot of trash on the bed of the river.
glosses: A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.
The bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river.
examples: text: Oysters are farmed from their beds.
text: I knew that there were kelp beds and reefs which could rip the bottoms from boats down in Skedans Bay.
ref: 1941, Emily Carr, chapter 18, in Klee Wyck:
glosses: A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.
An area where a large number of oysters, mussels, other sessile shellfish, or a large amount of seaweed is found.
examples: text: We added a new bush to our rose bed.
text: Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
ref: 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “Afterglow”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 168:
glosses: A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.
A garden plot.
examples: text: A bed of concrete makes a strong subsurface for an asphalt parking lot.
glosses: A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.
A foundation or supporting surface formed of a fluid.
glosses: A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.
The superficial earthwork, or ballast, of a railroad.
examples: text: The parcels were loaded onto the truck bed before transportation.
topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.
The platform of a truck, trailer, wagon, railcar, or other vehicle that supports the load to be hauled.
synonyms: tray
glosses: A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.
A shaped piece of timber to hold a cask clear of a ship’s floor; a pallet.
topics: media
printing
publishing
glosses: A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.
The flat part of the press, on which the form is laid.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.
The flat surface of a scanner on which a document is placed to be scanned.
glosses: A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.
A piece of music, normally instrumental, over which a radio DJ talks.
topics: darts
games
glosses: A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.
Any of the sections of a dartboard with a point value, delimited by a wire.
examples: text: These 5 judges mark the athlete's staying in the center of the bed, uniformity of bounce heights, and general style.
ref: 2000, Sports: The Complete Visual Reference:
glosses: A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.
The taut surface of a trampoline.
topics: heading
glosses: A horizontal layer or surface.
A deposit of ore, coal, etc.
topics: geography
geology
heading
natural-sciences
glosses: A horizontal layer or surface.
The smallest division of a geologic formation or stratigraphic rock series marked by well-defined divisional planes (bedding planes) separating it from layers above and below.
synonyms: layer
stratum
examples: text: the upper and lower beds
topics: business
construction
heading
manufacturing
masonry
glosses: A horizontal layer or surface.
The horizontal surface of a building stone.
topics: business
construction
heading
manufacturing
masonry
glosses: A horizontal layer or surface.
The lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile.
topics: business
construction
heading
manufacturing
masonry
glosses: A horizontal layer or surface.
A course of stone or brick in a wall.
Synonyms: word: bed
word: hay
word: kip
word: rack
word: sack
Hypernyms: word: furniture
Hyponyms: word: pallet
word: shakedown
word: berth
word: bunk
word: bunk bed
word: camp bed
word: canopy bed
word: cradle
word: crib
word: cot
word: day bed
word: double bed
word: four-poster
word: futon
word: hammock
word: loft bed
word: Murphy bed
word: sofa-bed
word: truckle bed
word: trundle bed
word: twin bed
word: waterbed
Meronyms: word: bedframe
word: bedstead
word: footboard
word: headboard
word: mattress
word: bedcover
word: bedding
word: bedlinen
word: bedsheet
word: bedspread
word: blanket
word: bolster
word: cushion
word: duvet
word: eiderdown
word: pillow
word: quilt
word: tester
Derived terms: word: abed
alt: airbed
word: air bed
word: alveolar bed
word: angel bed
word: ant-bed
word: apple-pie bed
word: arrester bed
word: asparagus bed
word: bark bed
word: bed and board
word: bed and breakfast
word: bed-and-breakfast → B&B-ing
word: B&B deal
word: B&B transaction
english: bed-bath
translation: bed-bath
word: bed bath
alt: bedblocker / bed-blocker
word: bed blocker
word: bed blocking
word: bedboard
word: bedbound
word: bedbox
word: bed-breaking
english: bed bug
translation: bed bug
word: bedbug
word: bedchair
word: bedchamber
english: bed-check
translation: bed-check
word: bed check
word: bed-closet
word: bedclothes
word: bedclothing
word: bedcord
english: bed cover / bed-cover
translation: bed cover / bed-cover
word: bedcover
word: bedcovering
word: bedcurtain
word: beddable
word: bedder
word: bedding
word: beddy
english: bed-fast
translation: bed-fast
word: bedfast
word: bedfellow
word: bedform
english: bed frame / bed-frame
translation: bed frame / bed-frame
word: bedframe
word: bedful
word: bedgown
english: bed ground
translation: bed ground
word: bedground
word: bed hair
word: bedhanging
word: bedhead
word: bed head → bed-headed
word: bed-hop → bed-hopper
word: bed in
word: bed-in
word: beditation
english: bed jacket / bed-jacket
translation: bed jacket / bed-jacket
word: bedjacket
word: bedkey
word: bedknob
word: bedless
word: bedlight
word: bedlike
word: bed linen
word: bedlinen
word: bedliner
english: bed load
translation: bed load
word: bedload
word: bedlock
word: bedmaker
word: bedmaking
word: bedmate
word: bed-mould
word: bed moulding
word: bednet
word: bed of down
word: bed of honour
word: bed of justice
word: bed of nails
word: bed of roses
word: bed out
word: bed pad
word: bedpan
word: bedpartner
word: bedpiece
word: bedplate
word: bedpost
word: bed push
word: bedquilt
word: bedrail
word: bedrel
word: bed rest
word: bedrest
english: bed-ridden
translation: bed-ridden
word: bedridden
word: bedrite
word: bedrobe
word: bedrock
word: bedroll
english: bed-room
translation: bed-room
word: bedroom → bedsit
word: bed-sitter
word: bedsitter
word: bed-sitting room
word: bed rot
word: bed rotting
word: bed ruffle
word: bed screw
word: bedset
word: bed settee
word: bedshare
english: bed sheet
translation: bed sheet
word: bedsheet
word: bedside
word: bedsite
word: bedskirt
word: bedsock
word: bedsore
word: bedspace
word: bed spacing
word: bedspread
word: bedspring
word: bedstaff
word: bedstand
word: bedstead
word: bedstock
word: bedstone
word: bedstraw
word: bed surfing
word: bed surf → bed surfer
word: bedswerver
word: bedtable
english: bed-tea
translation: bed-tea
word: bed tea
word: bedtick
word: bedtop
word: bed trick
word: bed truck
word: bed urinal
word: bed wagon
word: bedward
word: bedwards
word: bedwarmer
word: bedwear
word: bed wench
word: bedwetter
word: bedwetting
word: bed-wettingly
roman: bed wetter
word: bed-wet → bed-wetter
word: bed-wetting
word: bedwise
word: bedwork
word: bedworthy
word: bed wrench
word: biobed
word: bonebed
word: bottomset bed
word: box-bed
alt: boxbed
word: box bed
word: breakfast in bed
word: bridebed
word: bring to bed
word: bunk bed
word: cabin bed
word: camp bed
word: canopy bed
word: capillary bed
word: chair bed
word: Chesterfield bed
word: child-bed
word: child bed
word: childbed
word: clawbed
word: claybed
word: coal bed
word: co-bed
word: come to bed
word: come-to-bed
word: creekbed
word: creek bed
word: cryobed
word: day bed
word: daybed
alt: death bed c. / death-bed c.
word: deathbed conversion
english: death bed / death-bed
translation: death bed / death-bed
word: deathbed
word: dirt bed
word: divan bed
word: divorce from bed and board
word: dog bed
word: double bed
word: ebullating bed
english: feather bed / feather-bed
translation: feather bed / feather-bed
word: featherbed
word: field bed
word: filter bed
word: flatbed
word: flower-bed
english: flower bed
translation: flower bed
word: flowerbed
word: fluidized bed
word: footbed
word: four-poster bed
word: French bed
word: full bed
word: Gatch bed
word: gatch bed
word: get out of bed on the wrong side
english: …of bed
translation: …of bed
word: get up on the wrong side of the bed
word: go to bed → go to bed with
word: …with the chickens
word: …with the sun
word: granny-pop-out-of-bed
word: green-bed
word: hay bed
word: hide-a-bed
word: hog bed
word: Hollywood bed
word: hospital bed
word: hot bed
word: hotbed
word: in bed → in bed with
word: interbed
word: interbedded
word: in the bed
word: Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon
word: John-go-to-bed-at-noon
word: kelp bed
word: keybed
word: key bed
word: kick someone out of bed
word: lakebed
word: lazy bed
word: lazy-bed
word: lesbian bed death
word: lie in the bed one has made
word: loft bed
word: make one's bed → …and lie in it
word: make the bed
word: marker bed
word: marriage bed
word: monster under the bed
word: multibed
word: Murphy bed
english: nail bed
translation: nail bed
word: nailbed
word: nettlebed
word: oceanbed
word: orthopaedic bed
word: orthopedic bed
word: out of bed
word: overbed
word: oyster bed
word: pebble-bed reactor
word: pencil-post bed
word: pie bed
word: pig bed
word: pissabed
word: piss-the-bed
alt: pissy-bed
word: pissy bed
word: plank bed
english: see platform
translation: see platform
word: platform bed
word: Polish bed
word: powder-bed
word: print bed
word: Procrustean bed
word: procrustean bed
word: put to bed
word: put to bed with a shovel
word: railbed
word: raised bed
word: rebed
word: redbed
word: red under the bed
word: reed bed
english: river bed / river-bed
translation: river bed / river-bed
word: riverbed
word: roadbed
word: roller bed
word: rope bed
word: rosebed
word: sandbed
word: scanbed
word: sea bed
word: seabed
word: seedbed
word: settee bed
word: settle bed
word: share a bed
word: shell bed
word: shit the bed
word: sickbed
word: single bed
word: sleigh bed
word: slug-a-bed
english: sofa bed
translation: sofa bed
word: sofa-bed
word: spawning bed
word: spring bed
word: stakebed
word: stand-by-bed
word: strawbed
english: straw bed
translation: straw bed
word: straw-bed
word: streambed
word: stream bed
word: stringbed
word: sunbed
word: surbed
word: take to one's bed
word: tan bed
word: tanning bed
word: tent bed
word: testbed
word: test bed
word: throw someone out of bed
word: too much bed makes a dull head
english: track bed
translation: track bed
word: trackbed
word: trestle bed
word: truckle bed
word: trundle bed
word: twin bed
word: unbed
word: underbed
word: vac bed
word: vacuum bed
english: …of bed
translation: …of bed
word: wake up on the wrong side of the bed
english: water bed / water-bed
translation: water bed / water-bed
word: waterbed
word: wet the bed
word: you make the bed you lie in
word: Z-bed
word: zed-bed
Related terms: word: go to bed
word: :Category:en:Bedding