Word: bed Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed 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 Scots bed, North Frisian baad, beed, Bēr, Saterland Frisian Bääd, West Frisian bêd, Cimbrian pett, Dutch bed, Dutch Low Saxon bedde, German Bett, Bette, German Low German Bedd, Luxembourgish Bett, Vilamovian bet, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål bed, Faroese and Icelandic beð, beður, Norwegian Nynorsk bed, bedd, Swedish bädd, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌳𐌹 (badi), 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”). Pronunciation: /ˈbɛd/, [ˈbeː], /ˈbed/, /ˈbe̝d/ 1. A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep. Labels: countable Example: My cat often sleeps on my bed. Example: I keep a glass of water next to my bed when I sleep. 2. A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep. Labels: countable Example: I find her bed too soft. 3. A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep. Labels: countable Example: That huge wood bed is too heavy for us to carry it that far. 4. A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: When camping, he usually makes a bed for the night from hay and a blanket. 5. A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep. Labels: countable, uncountable, usually Example: Go to bed! Example: I had breakfast in bed this morning. 6. A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: He's been afraid of bed since he saw the scary film. 7. A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: I read until bed. 8. A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep. Labels: countable Example: We have a patient who needs a bed right away. 9. A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep. Labels: uncountable Example: I am quite sure that too much bed, if not too much sleep, is prejudicial, though a certain amount is absolutely necessary. Example: 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. 10. A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep. Labels: countable, figuratively, uncountable Example: George, the eldest son of his second bed. 11. A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep. Labels: figuratively, uncountable Example: Too much bed, not enough rest. 12. A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable Example: 2 beds, 1 bath 13. A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The meats and cheeses lay on a bed of lettuce. 14. A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid. Labels: countable Example: sea bed Example: river bed 15. A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Oysters are farmed from their beds. Example: I knew that there were kelp beds and reefs which could rip the bottoms from boats down in Skedans Bay. 16. A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: We added a new bush to our rose bed. Example: 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. 17. A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: A bed of concrete makes a strong subsurface for an asphalt parking lot. 18. A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid. Labels: countable, uncountable 19. A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid. Labels: Canada, US, countable, uncountable Example: The parcels were loaded onto the truck bed before transportation. 20. A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid. Labels: countable, uncountable 21. A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid. Labels: countable, dated, uncountable 22. A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid. Labels: countable, uncountable 23. A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid. Labels: countable, uncountable 24. A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid. Labels: countable, uncountable 25. A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: These 5 judges mark the athlete's staying in the center of the bed, uniformity of bounce heights, and general style. 26. A horizontal layer or surface. Labels: countable, uncountable 27. A horizontal layer or surface. Labels: countable 28. A horizontal layer or surface. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the upper and lower beds 29. A horizontal layer or surface. Labels: countable, uncountable 30. A horizontal layer or surface. Labels: countable, uncountable