noun / verb
bed
BED/bed/
A supporting surface or prepared place on which something rests.
A pillow and folded-back blanket rest on the wooden bed.
Etymology
Old English bedd already meant a bed or resting place, as well as a garden plot. The proposed explanation connecting it with a sleeping place dug in the ground is disputed.
In context
Lucy will only sleep if mum stays in bed with her
More examples
- She plants lettuce in a raised bed.
- Workers bed the paving stones in a layer of sand.
- The drought exposes the dry river bed.
Forms
bed · beds · bedded · bedding