bed

noun
UK: /bed/
US: /bed/

  1. A piece of furniture used for sleeping or resting.

    1. I go to bed at ten every night. [ ] [ ]
    2. The new bed in the guest room is very comfortable, according to my mom. [ ] [ ]

  2. A garden area where plants are grown.

    1. She planted flowers in the bed near the front door. [ ] [ ]
    2. The raised bed in the community garden provided a surprisingly bountiful harvest this year. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

mattress soil couch sleep plot
bed verb

  1. To go to bed; to prepare for sleep.

    1. I usually bed down around 11 PM. [ ] [ ]
    2. The campers bedded down early, exhausted from their hike along the trail. [ ] [ ]

  2. To plant or set out in a garden bed.

    1. We bedded the seedlings in early spring. [ ] [ ]
    2. The gardener carefully bedded out the young tomato plants after the last frost. [ ] [ ]
bed adjective

  1. Used to describe someone who is confined to bed because of illness or injury.

    1. My grandma is bed ridden after her accident. [ ] [ ]
    2. The bed-bound patient required constant care and attention from the nurses. [ ] [ ]
bed phrasal-verb

  1. Phrasal verb meaning to go to sleep.

    1. I think it's time to bed down. [ ] [ ]
    2. After a long day hiking we bedded down for the night. [ ] [ ]
bed idiom

  1. Idiomatic expression meaning a situation that is pleasant or easy.

    1. Life is a bed of roses with wealth. [ ] [ ]
    2. The new job wasn't exactly a bed of roses; there were challenges. [ ] [ ]
bed transitive-verb

  1. To provide lodging.

    1. This hotel can bed 200 guests. [ ] [ ]
    2. The innkeepers generously bedded the stranded travelers during the snowstorm. [ ] [ ]
bed intransitive-verb

  1. To lie down and rest or sleep.

    1. The dogs bed when tired. [ ] [ ]
    2. The weary travelers were glad to bed after their long journey. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "bed" in English means: A piece of furniture used for sleeping or resting., A garden area where plants are grown..

The phonetic transcription of "bed" is /bed/ in British English and /bed/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "bed": mattress, soil, couch, sleep, plot.

Example usage of "bed": "I go to bed at ten every night.". More examples on the page.