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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BED, n. [The sense is a lay or spread, from laying or setting.]
1. A place or an article of furniture to sleep and take rest on; in modern times, and among civilized men, a sack or tick filled with feathers or wool; but a bed may be made of straw or any other materials. The word bed includes often the bedstead.
2. Lodging; a convenient place for sleep.
3. Marriage; matrimonial connection.
George, the eldest son of his second bed.
4. A plat or level piece of ground in a garden, usually a little raised above the adjoining ground.
5. The channel of a river,or that part in which the water usually flows.
6. Any hollow place, especially in the arts; a hollow place, in which any thing rests; as the bed of a mortar.
7. A layer; a stratum; an extended mass of any thing, whether upon the earth or within it; as a bed of sulphur; a bed of sand or clay.
8. Pain, torment. Revelation 2. The grave. Isaiah 57. The lawful use of wedlock. Hebrews 13.
The bed of the carriage of a gun is a thick plank which lies under the piece, being, as it were, the body of the carriage.
The bed of a mortar is a solid piece of oak, hollow in the middle, to receive the britch and half the trunnions.
In masonry, bed is a range of stones, and the joint of the bed is the mortar between two stones placed over each other.
Bed of justice, in France, was a throne on which the king was seated when he went to parliament. Hence the phrase, to hold a bed of justice.
To make a bed, is to put it in order after it has been used.
To bring to bed, to deliver of a child, is rarely used. But in the passive form, to be brought to bed, that is, to be delivered of a child, is common. It is often followed by of; as, to be brought to bed of a son.
To put to bed, in midwifery, is to deliver of a child.
Dining bed, or discubitory bed, among the ancients, a bed on which persons lay at meals. It was four or five feet high, and would hold three or four persons. Three of these beds were ranged by a square table, one side of the table being left open, and accessible to the waiters. Hence the Latin name for the table and the room, triclinium, or three beds.
From bed and board. In law, a separation of man and wife,without dissolving the bands of matrimony, is called a separation from bed and board, a mensa et thoro. In this case the wife has a suitable maintenance allotted to her out of the husband's estate, called alimony.
BED, v.t. To place in a bed.
1. To go to bed with. [Unusual.]
2. To make partaker of the bed.
3. To plant and inclose or cover; to set or lay and inclose; as, to bed the roots of a plant in soft mold.
4. To lay in any hollow place, surrounded or inclosed; as to bed a stone.
5. To lay in a place of rest or security, covered, surrounded or inclosed; as a fish bedded in sand, or under a bank.
6. To lay in a stratum; to stratify; to lay in order or flat; as bedded clay, bedded hairs
BED, v.t. To cohabit; to use the same bed.
If he be married and bed with his wife.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"
2: a plot of ground in which plants are growing; "the gardener planted a bed of roses"
3: a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed" [syn: bed, bottom]
4: (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of sandstone"
5: a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds" [syn: seam, bed]
6: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach" [syn: layer, bed]
7: the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.
8: a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track; "the track bed had washed away" v
1: furnish with a bed; "The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals"
2: place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
3: put to bed; "The children were bedded at ten o'clock"
4: have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" [syn: sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk]
5: prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn" [syn: go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire] [ant: arise, get up, rise, turn out, uprise]

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation bachelor of education

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bedd; akin to Old High German betti bed, Latin fodere to dig Date: before 12th century 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: 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 4. layer, stratum 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> II. verb (bedded; bedding) Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 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 transitive verb 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 2. a. embed b. to plant or arrange in beds c. base, establish 3. a. to lay flat or in a layer b. to make a bed in or of 4. to have sexual intercourse with

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a a piece of furniture used for sleeping on, usu. a framework with a mattress and coverings. b such a mattress, with or without coverings. 2 any place used by a person or animal for sleep or rest; a litter. 3 a a garden plot, esp. one used for planting flowers. b a place where other things may be grown (osier bed). 4 the use of a bed: a colloq. for sexual intercourse (only thinks of bed). b for rest (needs his bed). 5 something flat, forming a support or base as in: a the bottom of the sea or a river. b the foundations of a road or railway. c the slates etc. on a billiard-table. 6 a stratum, such as a layer of oysters etc. --v. (bedded, bedding) 1 tr. & intr. (usu. foll. by down) put or go to bed. 2 tr. colloq. have sexual intercourse with. 3 tr. (usu. foll. by out) plant in a garden bed. 4 tr. cover up or fix firmly in something. 5 a tr. arrange as a layer. b intr. be or form a layer. Phrases and idioms: bed and board 1 lodging and food. 2 marital relations. bed and breakfast 1 one night's lodging and breakfast in a hotel etc. 2 an establishment that provides this. bed of roses a life of ease. brought to bed (often foll. by of) delivered of a child. get out of bed on the wrong side be bad-tempered all day long. go to bed 1 retire for the night. 2 have sexual intercourse. 3 (of a newspaper) go to press. keep one's bed stay in bed because of illness. make the bed tidy and arrange the bed for use. make one's bed and lie in it accept the consequences of one's acts. put to bed 1 cause to go to bed. 2 make (a newspaper) ready for press. take to one's bed stay in bed because of illness. Etymology: OE bed(d), beddian f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bed Bed, n. [AS. bed, bedd; akin to OS. bed, D. bed, bedde, Icel. be?r, Dan. bed, Sw. b["a]dd, Goth. badi, OHG. betti, G. bett, bette, bed, beet a plat of ground; all of uncertain origin.] 1. An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a couch. Specifically: A sack or mattress, filled with some soft material, in distinction from the bedstead on which it is placed (as, a feather bed), or this with the bedclothes added. In a general sense, any thing or place used for sleeping or reclining on or in, as a quantity of hay, straw, leaves, or twigs. And made for him [a horse] a leafy bed. --Byron. I wash, wring, brew, bake, . . . make the beds. --Shak. In bed he slept not for my urging it. --Shak. 2. (Used as the symbol of matrimony) Marriage. George, the eldest son of his second bed. --Clarendon. 3. A plat or level piece of ground in a garden, usually a little raised above the adjoining ground. ``Beds of hyacinth and roses.'' --Milton. 4. A mass or heap of anything arranged like a bed; as, a bed of ashes or coals. 5. The bottom of a watercourse, or of any body of water; as, the bed of a river. So sinks the daystar in the ocean bed. --Milton. 6. (Geol.) A layer or seam, or a horizontal stratum between layers; as, a bed of coal, iron, etc. 7. (Gun.) See Gun carriage, and Mortar bed. 8. (Masonry) (a) The horizontal surface of a building stone; as, the upper and lower beds. (b) A course of stone or brick in a wall. (c) The place or material in which a block or brick is laid. (d) The lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile. --Knight. 9. (Mech.) The foundation or the more solid and fixed part or framing of a machine; or a part on which something is laid or supported; as, the bed of an engine. 10. The superficial earthwork, or ballast, of a railroad. 11. (Printing) The flat part of the press, on which the form is laid. Note: Bed is much used adjectively or in combination; as, bed key or bedkey; bed wrench or bedwrench; bedchamber; bedmaker, etc. Bed of justice (French Hist.), the throne (F. lit bed) occupied by the king when sitting in one of his parliaments (judicial courts); hence, a session of a refractory parliament, at which the king was present for the purpose of causing his decrees to be registered. To be brought to bed, to be delivered of a child; -- often followed by of; as, to be brought to bed of a son. To make a bed, to prepare a bed; to arrange or put in order a bed and its bedding. From bed and board (Law), a phrase applied to a separation by partial divorce of man and wife, without dissolving the bonds of matrimony. If such a divorce (now commonly called a judicial separation) be granted at the instance of the wife, she may have alimony.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bed Bed, v. i. To go to bed; to cohabit. If he be married, and bed with his wife. --Wiseman.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Bed Bed, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedded; p. pr. & vb. n. Bedding.] 1. To place in a bed. [Obs.] --Bacon. 2. To make partaker of one's bed; to cohabit with. I'll to the Tuscan wars, and never bed her. --Shak. 3. To furnish with a bed or bedding. 4. To plant or arrange in beds; to set, or cover, as in a bed of soft earth; as, to bed the roots of a plant in mold. 5. To lay or put in any hollow place, or place of rest and security, surrounded or inclosed; to embed; to furnish with or place upon a bed or foundation; as, to bed a stone; it was bedded on a rock. Among all chains or clusters of mountains where large bodies of still water are bedded. --Wordsworth. 6. (Masonry) To dress or prepare the surface of stone) so as to serve as a bed. 7. To lay flat; to lay in order; to place in a horizontal or recumbent position. ``Bedded hair.'' --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(beds) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A bed is a piece of furniture that you lie on when you sleep. 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. N-COUNT: also prep N 2. 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. N-COUNT 3. 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. ...beds of strawberries and rhubarb. N-COUNT: usu n N, N of n 4. 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. The whole lake was rimmed with thick beds of reeds. N-COUNT: usu with supp 5. 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. N-COUNT: usu sing, usu with supp 6. 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. N-COUNT: usu with supp 7. 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. N-COUNT: usu sing, N of n 8. see also -bedded, bedding 9. To go to bed with someone means to have sex with them. PHRASE: V inflects 10. 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. PHRASE 11. When you make the bed, you neatly arrange the sheets and covers of a bed so that it is ready to sleep in. PHRASE: V and N inflect 12. bed of roses: see rose

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(BEds) Note: in AM, use 'B.Ed.' A BEd is a degree which usually takes four years to complete and which qualifies someone to teach in a school. BEd is an abbreviation for 'Bachelor of Education.' Compare PGCE. N-COUNT

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(Heb. mittah), for rest at night (Ex. 8:3; 1 Sam. 19:13, 15, 16, etc.); during sickness (Gen. 47:31; 48:2; 49:33, etc.); as a sofa for rest (1 Sam. 28:23; Amos 3:12). Another Hebrew word (er'es) so rendered denotes a canopied bed, or a bed with curtains (Deut. 3:11; Ps. 132:3), for sickness (Ps. 6:6; 41:3).

In the New Testament it denotes sometimes a litter with a coverlet (Matt. 9:2, 6; Luke 5:18; Acts 5:15).

The Jewish bedstead was frequently merely the divan or platform along the sides of the house, sometimes a very slight portable frame, sometimes only a mat or one or more quilts. The only material for bed-clothes is mentioned in 1 Sam. 19:13. Sleeping in the open air was not uncommon, the sleeper wrapping himself in his outer garment (Ex. 22:26,27; Deut. 24:12,13).

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Couch, berth, resting-place, place to sleep in. 2. Channel, hollow, depression. 3. Receptacle, resting-place, foundation, base, support, underlayer. 4. Raised plot (of ground). 5. Layer, stratum, seam, vein, deposit, accumulation. II. v. a. Embed, set, lay.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Put to bed with a mattock, and tucked up with a spade; said of one that is dead and buried. You will go up a ladder to bed, i.e. you will be hanged. In many country places, persons hanged are made to mount up a ladder, which is afterwards turned round or taken away, whence the term, "Turned off."

Airports

Landing Facility Type	AIRPORT
Airport Code	BED
EFF_DATE	02/16/2006
FAA Region	ANE
FAA District	NONE
State	MA
State	MASSACHUSETTS
County	MIDDLESEX
County State	MA
City Name	BEDFORD
Full Name	LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD
Owner Type	PU
Facility Use	PU
Facility City, State, Zip	"E BOSTON, MA 02128"
Elevation	133
Aeronautical chart on which the airport facility appears	NEW YORK
Distance from the central business district of the associated city to the airport in nautical miles	00
Direction of airport from the central business district of the associated city	NE
Airport Certification Type and Date	I AS 09/1999
NASP/Federal Agreement Code	NGPRY3
Customs international airport	N
Customs Landing Rights Airport	Y
Joint Use	N
Military Landing Rights	Y
MIL_INT	A/R
Control Tower	Y
Based Single Engine General Aviation Aircraft	270
Based Multi-engine general aviation aircraft	054
Based Jet engine general aviation aircraft	058
Based Helicopters	013
Commercial Services	004006
Air Taxi	019094
General Aviation, Local Operations	059592
General Aviation - Itinerant Operations	089203
Military Aircraft Operations	000944
Latitude	42.4699530556
Longitude	-71.2890300000
State FIPS code	25
State Postal Code	MA
Total domestic enplanements (inbound plus outbound)	17049
Version	09

Moby Thesaurus

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