- bed
- [[t]be̱d[/t]]
♦♦beds, bedding, bedded
She went into her bedroom and lay down on the bed...
We finally went to bed at about 4am...
By the time we got back from dinner, Nona was already in bed...
When she had gone Sam and Robina put the children to bed.
2) N-COUNT If a place such as a hospital or a hotel has a particular number of beds, it is able to hold that number of patients or guests.3) N-COUNT: usu n N, N of n A bed in a garden or park is an area of ground that has been specially prepared so that plants can be grown in it.The geraniums in the flower bed looked bedraggled from the heavy rain.
...beds of strawberries and rhubarb.
4) N-COUNT: usu with supp A bed of shellfish or plants is an area in the sea or in a lake where a particular type of shellfish or plant is found in large quantities.Fishermen fear valuable oyster and mussel beds could be decimated...
The whole lake was rimmed with thick beds of reeds.
5) N-COUNT: usu sing, usu with supp The sea bed or a river bed is the ground at the bottom of the sea or of a river.For three weeks a big operation went on to recover the wreckage from the sea bed.
...the bare bed of a dry stream.
6) N-COUNT: usu with supp A bed of rock is a layer of rock that is found within a larger area of rock.Between the white limestone and the greyish pink limestone is a thin bed of clay.
...a sandstone bed.
Syn:7) N-COUNT: usu sing, N of n If a recipe or a menu says that something is served on a bed of a food such as rice or vegetables, it means it is served on a layer of that food.Heat the curry thoroughly and serve it on a bed of rice.
8) → See also , bedding9) PHRASE: V inflects To get someone into bed means to persuade them to have sex with you.10) PHR-RECIP: V inflects To go to bed with someone means to have sex with them.11) PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v If you say that someone is in bed with someone else, you mean that they are having sex in bed.12) PHRASE If you say that someone is good in bed, you mean that they are a skilful lover.13) PHRASE If you say that someone has made their bed and must lie in it, you mean that since they have chosen to do a particular thing, they must now accept the unpleasant results of their action.14) PHRASE: V and N inflect When you make the bed, you neatly arrange the sheets and covers of a bed so that it is ready to sleep in.15) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that someone got out of bed on the wrong side, you mean that they have been bad-tempered ever since they woke up that morning.Phrasal Verbs:- bed down
English dictionary. 2008.
