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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