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Noun A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on. A prepared spot to spend the night in. (usually after a preposition) One's place of sleep or rest. (uncountable, usually after a preposition) Sleep; rest; getting to sleep. (uncountable, usually after a preposition) The time for going to sleep or resting in bed; bedtime. (uncountable) Time spent in a bed. (figuratively) Marriage. 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. [from later 16th c.] An area where a large number of oysters, mussels, other sessile shellfish, or a large amount of seaweed is found. A garden plot. A foundation or supporting surface formed of a fluid. The superficial earthwork, or ballast, of a railroad. The platform of a truck, trailer, railcar, or other vehicle that supports the load to be hauled. A shaped piece of timber to hold a cask clear of a ship’s floor; a pallet. (printing, dated) The flat part of the press, on which the form is laid. (computing) The flat surface of a scanner on which a document is placed to be scanned. A piece of music, normally instrumental, over which a radio DJ talks. (darts) Any of the sections of a dartboard with a point value, delimited by a wire. (heading) A layer or surface. A deposit of ore, coal, etc. (geology) 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. (masonry) The horizontal surface of a building stone. (masonry) The lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile. (masonry) A course of stone or brick in a wall. Verb Senses relating to a bed as a place for resting or sleeping. To go to a bed. (Can we add an example for this sense?) (transitive) To place in a bed. To put oneself to sleep. (Can we add an example for this sense?) (transitive) To furnish with a bed or bedding. Senses relating to a bed as a place or layer on which something else rests or is laid. (transitive) To lay or put in any hollow place, or place of rest and security, surrounded or enclosed; to embed. (transitive) To set in a soft matrix, as paving stones in sand, or tiles in cement. (transitive) To set out (plants) in a garden bed. (transitive) To dress or prepare the surface of (stone) so it can serve as a bed. (transitive) To lay flat; to lay in order; to place in a horizontal or recumbent position. To settle, as machinery. Find more words! 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