1
a
: a piece of furniture on or in which to lie and sleep
b(1)
: a place of sex relations
(2)
: marital relationship
(3)
: close association : cahoots
a legislator in bed with lobbyists
c
: a place for sleeping
d
: sleep
also
: a time for sleeping
took a walk before bed
e(1)
: a mattress filled with soft material
(2)
: bedstead
f
: the equipment and services needed to care for one hospitalized patient or hotel guest
2
: a flat or level surface: such as
a
: a plot of ground prepared for plants
also
: the plants grown in such a plot
b
: the bottom of a body of water
especially
: an area of sea bottom supporting a heavy growth of a particular organism
an oyster bed
3
: a supporting surface or structure : foundation
5
a
: the place or material in which a block or brick is laid
b
: the lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile
6
: a mass or heap resembling a bed
a bed of ashes
served on a bed of lettuce
7
: an open, usually rectangular cargo area or platform at the rear of truck
a pickup truck with a short bed
We loaded the equipment and put a cover over the truck bed.
8
music
a
: an instrumental or vocal track that is combined with other tracks to produce a musical composition
Turner gives the track an air of familiarity with his lead vocal, which sits atop an instrumental bed dominated by an infectious, sweeping string section.—Music Week
b
: a musical soundtrack (as to a movie or television show)
As a video tribute … played on a projector screen, with a music bed complementing a montage of pictures from different stages of the players' lives, a mom admitted to having tears in her eyes.—Joe Aguilar
bedded; bedding
1
a
: to find or make sleeping accommodations
—usually used with down
a place to bed down
b
: to go to bed
—usually used with down
bed down at midnight
2
: to form a layer
3
: to lie flat or flush
1
a
: to furnish with a bed or bedding : settle in sleeping quarters
—often used with down
b
: to put, take, or send to bed
3
a
: to lay flat or in a layer
b
: to make a bed in or of
4
: to have sexual intercourse with
bachelor of education
binge eating disorder
More than seven million Americans struggle with binge eating disorder (BED), according to a recent Harvard-based study …—Naomi Barr
BED is characterized by eating alone, more rapidly than normal, continuing to eat even though you're full and eating when you're not really hungry.—New Hampshire Sunday News
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