bed

/bɛd/
verb
  1. To provide a place to sleep for someone.
    • We can bed the guests in the spare room.
    • The innkeeper bedded the travelers for the night.
    • They bedded the children down on the floor with sleeping bags.
  2. To plant something in a garden bed.
    • She bedded the young seedlings in the prepared soil.
    • He bedded the roses along the fence line.
    • We bedded the bulbs in the fall for spring flowers.
noun
  1. A piece of furniture for sleeping on.
    • After a long day at work, I couldn't wait to get into my bed.
    • She made her bed every morning before leaving for school.
    • The hotel room had two comfortable beds with fluffy pillows.
  2. An area of ground where plants are grown, especially in a garden.
    • We planted tomatoes and peppers in the vegetable bed.
    • He spent the afternoon weeding the garden bed.
    • The flower bed was full of colorful tulips in the spring.
  3. The bottom of a river, lake, or sea.
    • The old bridge was built on a solid rock bed.
    • Divers explored the ocean bed looking for sunken treasure.
    • The river bed was dry after months of no rain.
  4. A layer of rock or other material that lies beneath the surface.
    • The road was built on a bed of gravel and sand.
    • The miners discovered a rich bed of coal deep underground.
    • Fossils were found in a limestone bed near the quarry.
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