bed
bed [bed beds bedded bedding] noun, verb BrE [bed] NAmE [bed]
noun 
FURNITURE
1. countable, uncountable a piece of furniture for sleeping on
•a single/double bed
• She lay on the bed (= on top of the covers).
• He lay in bed (= under the covers).
•I'm tired— I'm going to bed.
•It's time for bed (= time to go to sleep).
•I'll just put the kids to bed.
•He likes to have a mug of cocoa before bed (= before going to bed).
•to get into/out of bed
•to make the bed (= arrange the covers in a tidy way)
•Could you give me a bed for the night (= somewhere to sleep)?
•There's a shortage of hospital beds (= not enough room for patients to be admitted).
•He has been confined to bed with flu for the past couple of days. 
see also ↑airbed, ↑camp bed, ↑sofa bed, ↑twin bed, ↑waterbed
OF RIVER/LAKE/SEA
2. countable the bottom of a river, the sea, etc
•the ocean bed
•oyster beds (= an area in the sea where there are many ↑oysters )
FOR FLOWERS/VEGETABLES
3. countable an area of ground in a garden/yard or park for growing flowers, vegetables, etc
•flower beds
see also ↑seedbed
BOTTOM LAYER
4. countable ~ of sth a layer of sth that other things lie or rest on
•grilled chicken, served on a bed of rice
•The blocks should be laid on a bed of concrete.
GEOLOGY
5. countable a layer of ↑clay, rock, etc. in the ground
see also ↑bedrock
more at die in your bed at ↑die v., wet the/your bed at ↑wet v.
Word Origin:
Old English bed, bedd (noun), beddian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bed and German Bett.
Example Bank:
•Are you out of bed yet?
•Bed and breakfast accommodation is available.
•Come on, children, it's time for bed.
•Don't punish a child who wets the bed.
•Elizabeth was sitting on her bed writing a letter.
•He and his brother had to share a bed.
•He came home to find an empty bed.
•He lay in bed, reading his book.
•He slept on a makeshift bed of blankets and cushions.
•I like to be in bed before 11 o'clock.
•I slept in the bottom bunk of a set of bunk beds.
•It's your turn to put the children to bed.
•Please strip the beds and put the sheets in the washing machine.
•She crawled into bed exhausted.
•We stayed at a comfortable bed and breakfast.
•a messy room, with an unmade bed and clothes on the floor
•ornamental beds of roses
•Raised flower beds are ideal for people in wheelchairs.
Idioms: bed of roses ▪ ↑get out of bed on the wrong side ▪ ↑go to bed with somebody ▪ ↑in bed ▪ ↑take to your bed ▪ ↑you've made your bed and you must lie in it
Derived: ↑bed down
verb (-dd-)
1. ~ sth (in sth) to fix sth firmly in sth
•The bricks were bedded in sand to improve drainage.
•Make sure that you bed the roots firmly in the soil.
2. ~ sb (old-fashioned)to have sex with sb
•He's been trying to bed her for weeks.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English bed, bedd (noun), beddian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bed and German Bett.
See also: ↑get up on the wrong side of the bed
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