Dictionary definition · bed
noun
- a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep"he sat on the edge of the bed"
- 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.
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"Adam knew Eve"
- prepare for sleep"I usually turn in at midnight"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).