Beds
[ bedz ]
/ bɛdz /
noun
Words nearby Beds
bedridden,
bedrock,
bedroll,
bedroom,
bedroom slipper,
Beds,
bedsheet,
bedside,
bedside manner,
bedsit,
bedsonia
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
OTHER WORDS FROM bed
bed·less, adjective bed·like, adjective in·ter·bed, adjectiveExample 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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