beds
|beds|
/bɛdz/
(bed)
sleeping place
Etymology
'bed' originates from Old English, specifically the word 'bedd', where it referred to a sleeping-place, grave, or plot of ground.
'bed' changed from Old English 'bedd' to Middle English 'bedde' and eventually became the modern English word 'bed'.
Initially, it meant 'a sleeping place' (and also 'grave' or 'plot of ground'); over time it expanded to include 'a piece of furniture for sleeping' and other senses like 'planting plot' and 'layer/support'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural of 'bed': a piece of furniture intended for sleeping or resting.
The hospital has 120 beds.
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Noun 2
plural of 'bed': an area of ground prepared for the planting of flowers, vegetables, etc. (garden beds).
She planted herbs in the raised beds.
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Noun 3
plural of 'bed': the bottom or floor of a body of water (riverbeds, seabeds) or the ground layer where something lies.
During the drought, several river beds were exposed.
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Noun 4
plural of 'bed': a layer or bed of material (e.g., sand beds, gravel beds) used as a foundation or support.
The workers laid sand beds under the pipes.
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Verb 1
third-person singular present of 'bed': puts (someone) into bed or tucks (someone) into bed.
Every night she beds the toddler at 8 o'clock.
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Verb 2
third-person singular present of 'bed': (informal) has sexual intercourse with (someone).
In the gossip column they claimed he beds many partners.
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