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bedding
  1. The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.
  2. Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.
  3. (geology) a structure occurring in granite and similar massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined planes horizontally or parallel to the land surface
  4. (horticulture) the temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays, during spring, summer or winter
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  6. Examples:
    1. “I bought new bedding for my bed to match the color scheme of my bedroom.”
bed
  1. A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, for resting or sleeping on.
    1. A prepared spot to spend the night in.
    2. (usually after a preposition) One's place of sleep or rest.
    3. (uncountable, usually after a preposition) Sleep; rest; getting to sleep.
    4. (uncountable, usually after a preposition) The time for going to sleep or resting in bed; bedtime.
    5. (uncountable) Time spent in a bed.
    6. (figuratively) Marriage.
  2. A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.
    1. The bottom of a body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake, or river. [from later 16th c.]
    2. An area where a large number of oysters, mussels, other sessile shellfish, or a large amount of seaweed is found.
    3. A garden plot.
    4. A foundation or supporting surface formed of a fluid.
    5. The superficial earthwork, or ballast, of a railroad.
    6. The platform of a truck, trailer, railcar, or other vehicle that supports the load to be hauled.
    7. A shaped piece of timber to hold a cask clear of a ship’s floor; a pallet.
    8. (printing, dated) The flat part of the press, on which the form is laid.
    9. (computing) The flat surface of a scanner on which a document is placed to be scanned.
    10. A piece of music, normally instrumental, over which a radio DJ talks.
    11. (darts) Any of the sections of a dartboard with a point value, delimited by a wire.
  3. (heading) A layer or surface.
    1. A deposit of ore, coal, etc.
    2. (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.
    3. (masonry) The horizontal surface of a building stone.
    4. (masonry) The lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile.
    5. (masonry) A course of stone or brick in a wall.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “I just don't enjoy leaping out of my bed and into a pile of my sister's old smelly socks.”
      “Place each paver on a bed of concrete.”
      “The ideal site for a rose bed will receive full sun in the morning and some shade in the afternoon.”
bedstraw
  1. any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers
  2. Any plant of the genus Cruciata.
  3. (obsolete) straw put into a bed
  4. Examples:
    1. “Gerard records the preference for rennet made from lady's bedstraw in making Cheshire cheese.”
      “Magnificent displays of bluebells are out just now and the ground vegetation also has an abundance of foxgloves, heath bedstraw and wood sorrel.”
      “Wild flowers present include wild basil, agrimony, hedge bedstraw and wild teasel.”
bedder
  1. Agent noun of bed; one who beds.
  2. (Britain) A bedmaker; a maid; a college servant, generally female, cleaning rooms in Cambridge University (compare: college porter and gyp), somewhat similar to an Oxford University scout.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “We lived in Cambridge and she was a bedder at the university – which meant she changed the beds of the students.”
      “Key features include forged steel hammers, PTO driveline protection, patented body design, and bedder spreader.”
      “Aber idt is bedder to die on a goodt ship dan in der wreck of a lighdthouse.”
bedsite
  1. A recess in a room for a bed.
  2. (zoology) The spot where an animal sleeps.
bedsore
  1. (plural) A lesion caused by unrelieved pressure to any part of the body, especially portions over bony or cartilaginous areas, such as frequently develops on a person confined to a bed by infirmity.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The bedsore on my left buttock cheek is blistered and bleeding.”
      “A couple of weeks ago, at the age of 52, he died of heart failure while being treated for an infected bedsore.”
      “Her condition deteriorated and on October 24 she was readmitted to Queen Mary's where staff were surprised at the size of the bedsore.”
bedspring
  1. A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
  2. Examples:
    1. “For example, at 5 foot 6 inches, Ms. Williams could not lift and flip the 5-foot-2-inch Ms. Courtois on a steel bedspring.”
      “Available with multiplayer curved wood plated maple or bedspring and cover panel.”
      “It's a daring show of vulnerability that triggers a savage beating from the other, whose weapon is a bedspring that once served them as lovers.”
bedstock
  1. (obsolete) The front or back part of the frame of a bedstead.
bedstead
  1. The framework that supports a bed.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The cool linen sheets tempted her to extend her toes till they touched the ivory bedstead and brushed the relief curls of a grinning cherub.”
      “The bedstead, the floor, the pictures on the wall were all spotlessly new by any standards.”
      “My bedstead was tall, with four posters, and had long gold curtains, with a sun pattern on them, tied back with a blue ribbon.”
bedsock
  1. A sock worn in bed, to keep the feet warm.
bedde
  1. Obsolete spelling of bed
bedlessness
  1. Lack of a bed.
beddy
  1. (childish) bed
bedsprings
  1. plural of bedspring
bedstraws
  1. plural of bedstraw
bedstocks
  1. plural of bedstock
bedsteads
beddings
  1. plural of bedding
  2. Examples:
    1. “Upon reaching the end section of low beddings we turned tail and beat a hasty retreat!”
      “The silty mudstones and mudstones have flat beddings which reflects the oxidate brink meare lake environment.”
bedsites
  1. plural of bedsite
bedsores
  1. plural of bedsore
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “He was in so much pain when he left that he immediately had to go into St Luke's Hospital for treatment for horrific bedsores.”
      “It is useful for boils and skin ulcerations, like bedsores and canker sores.”
      “I saw her develop bedsores, and the bedsores heal just in time for another hospital admission and another set of sores to form.”
bedsocks
  1. plural of bedsock
  2. Examples:
    1. “I wear bedsocks and warm my feet on one hot water bottle and my hands on the other.”
      “And they all stepped aside and there he was and I said thank god and I woke up sweating and cold, even with bedsocks on.”
      “I draw the line at knitting bedsocks and pressing my PJs but I do look forward to bedtime in the colder months.”
bedders
beddes
  1. plural of bedde
beddies
  1. plural of beddy
beds
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