bed meaning | definition of bed at WebDictionary.co.uk

(noun) a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"

a plot of ground in which plants are growing; "the gardener planted a bed of roses"

a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed"

(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of sandstone"

a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds"

single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"

the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.

a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track; "the track bed had washed away"

(verb) furnish with a bed; "The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals"

place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil

put to bed; "The children were bedded at ten o'clock"

have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"

prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"

Meaning of bed