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Definition bed in American English

bed noun

noun
/bed/
1

a piece of furniture that you sleep on, consisting of a soft comfortable part called a mattress and a base

Example

The room had two single beds in it.

Example

It's midnight - why aren't you in bed?

Example

I never get out of bed before 10 a.m.

Example

I'll get home at 11 p.m. and go straight to bed.

Example

Sam was upstairs putting the children to bed.

Example

Why can't you kids make your own beds?

Synonyms and related words
air bed bassinet bed
1.1

anything that is used by a person or animal for sleeping on

Example

The dog's bed is in the kitchen.

Example

He made himself a bed of straw.

Synonyms and related words
air bed bassinet bed
2

the ground at the bottom of an ocean or river

Example

a dried-up river bed

Synonyms and related words
backwater bayou bed
2.1

an area in a river, lake, or ocean where there are a lot of plants or animals of a particular kind

Example

reed beds

Example

oyster beds

Synonyms and related words
backwater bayou bed
3

an area of ground that has been dug for growing plants and flowers

Example

a circular bed in the middle of the lawn

Synonyms and related words
allotment backyard bed
4

a layer of food on which you put other food

Example

shrimp served on a bed of lettuce

Synonyms and related words
a stick of butter/margarine batch bed
5

a layer of rock that is inside a larger area of rock

Synonyms and related words
aquifer bed bedrock
6

a bedroom. This meaning is only used in advertisements for houses.

Example

three beds two baths

Example

a four-bed house

Definition bed in American English

Related Words

Words related to bed:

air bed (noun) B.Ed. (noun) bed (noun) bed (verb) bed and breakfast (noun) bed down (phrasal verb) bed in (phrasal verb) bed of nails (noun) bed out (phrasal verb) bed-blocker (noun) bed-headed (adjective) bunk bed (noun) camp bed (noun) double bed (noun) escalation bed (noun) four-poster (noun) get out of bed on the wrong side (phrase) get out of the side of bed (phrase) go to bed with someone (phrase) in bed (phrase) into bed with someone (phrase) make a bed (phrase) oyster bed (noun) put something to bed (phrase) queen-size (adjective) reed (noun) sofa bed (noun) someone has made their bed, and they must in it (phrase) is not a bed of roses (phrase) tanning bed (noun) test bed (noun) truckle bed (noun) trundle bed (noun)