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bed BEd
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bed/bed/
▶noun
- 1 a piece of furniture incorporating a mattress or other surface for sleeping or resting on.
■ a place for a patient in a hospital.
■ informal used with reference to a bed as a place for sexual activity.
- 2 an area of ground where flowers and plants are grown.
- 3 a flat base or foundation on which something rests or is supported.
■ chiefly N. Amer. the open part of a truck or cart, where goods are carried.
- 4 a stratum or layer of rock.
- 5 the bottom of the sea or a lake or river.
■ a place on the seabed where shellfish breed or are bred.
- 1 provide with sleeping accommodation.
■ (bed down) settle down for the night in an improvised place.
- 2 informal have sex with.
- 3 (bed something out) transfer a plant from a pot or seed tray to the ground.
- 4 fix firmly; embed.
■ lay or arrange in a layer.
– phrases
bed and board lodging and food.
bed of nails a board with nails pointing out of it, as lain on by fakirs and ascetics.
a bed of roses [usu. with neg.] a situation or activity that is comfortable or easy.
be brought to bed archaic (of a woman) give birth to a child.
get out of bed on the wrong side start the day in a bad mood, which continues all day long.
put something to bed informal make a newspaper ready for press.
bed and board lodging and food.
bed of nails a board with nails pointing out of it, as lain on by fakirs and ascetics.
a bed of roses [usu. with neg.] a situation or activity that is comfortable or easy.
be brought to bed archaic (of a woman) give birth to a child.
get out of bed on the wrong side start the day in a bad mood, which continues all day long.
put something to bed informal make a newspaper ready for press.
– derivatives
bedded adjective.
bedded adjective.
– origin OE bed, bedd (n.), beddian (v.), of Gmc origin.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
BEd/biːˈed/
▶abbreviation Bachelor of Education.

