Beds

[ bedz ]
/ bɛdz /

noun

Definition for beds (2 of 2)

Origin of bed

before 1000; Middle English; Old English bedd; cognate with Old Frisian, Dutch bed, Old Saxon bed(de), Old High German betti (German Bett), Gothic badi < Germanic *badjan (neuter); akin to Latin fodere to dig, OCS bodǫ, Lithuanian bedù I pierce, Welsh bedd a grave; presumably a bed was dug out in the ground

SYNONYMS FOR bed

14 band, belt, seam, lode.

OTHER WORDS FROM bed

bed·less, adjective bed·like, adjective in·ter·bed, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for beds

British Dictionary definitions for beds (1 of 3)

Beds

abbreviation for

Bedfordshire

British Dictionary definitions for beds (2 of 3)

BEd

abbreviation for

Bachelor of Education

British Dictionary definitions for beds (3 of 3)

bed
/ (bɛd) /

noun

verb beds, bedding or bedded

See also bed in

Word Origin for bed

Old English bedd; related to Old Norse bethr, Old High German betti, Gothic badi

Medical definitions for beds

bed
[ bĕd ]

n.

A piece of furniture for reclining and sleeping, typically consisting of a flat, rectangular frame and a mattress resting on springs.
Such a piece of furniture used for rest, recuperation, or treatment.
A supporting, underlying, or securing base or structure, especially an anatomical one.

Scientific definitions for beds

bed
[ bĕd ]

A layer of sediments or rock, such as coal, that extends under a large area and has a distinct set of characteristics that distinguish it from other layers below and above it.
The bottom of a body of water, such as a lake, stream, or ocean.

Idioms and Phrases with beds

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