bed
1. bed \'bed\ n [ME, fr. OE bedd; akin to OHG betti bed, L fodere to dig]
1a: a piece of furniture on or in which one may lie and sleep 1b1: a place
of marital sex relations 1b2: marital relationship 1c: a place for
sleeping 1d: SLEEP; also : a time for sleeping 1e1: a mattress filled
with soft material 1e2: BEDSTEAD 1f: the equipment and services needed to
care for one hospitalized patient or hotel guest 2: a flat or level
surface : as 2a: a plot of ground prepared for plants 2b: the bottom of a
body of water; esp : an area of sea bottom supp orting a heavy growth of a
particular organism 3: a supporting surface or structure : FOUNDATION; esp
: th e earthwork that supports the ballast and track of a railroad 4:
LAYER, STRATUM 5a: the place or material in which a block or brick is laid
5b: the lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile
2. bed vb or bed.ded; or bed.ding 1a: to furnish with a bed or bedding
1b: to put or take to bed 2a: EMBED 2b: to plant or arrange in beds 2c:
BASE, ESTABLISH 3a: to lay flat or in a layer 3b: to make a bed in or of
1a: to find or make sleeping accommodations 1b: to go to bed 2: to form a
layer 3: to lie flat or flush