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' a plot of ground in which plants are growing; 'the gardener planted a bed of roses' a depression forming the ground under a body of water; 'he searched for treasure on the ocean bed' furnish with a bed; 'The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals' (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); 'they found a bed of sandstone' seam: a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; 'he worked in the coal beds' place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil put to bed; 'The children were bedded at ten o'clock' layer: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; 'slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach' roll in the hay: have sexual intercourse with; 'This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm'; 'Adam knew Eve'; 'Were you ever intimate with this man?' 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. a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track; 'the track bed had washed away' go to bed: prepare for sleep; 'I usually turn in at midnight'; 'He goes to bed at the crack of dawn'
A bed is a piece of furniture or location primarily used or intended for resting upon, but can serve other functions, such as providing a place for sexual intercourse and/or relaxing.
Bed is the third solo album by Juliana Hatfield, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music).
In geology a bed is the smallest division of a geologic formation or stratigraphic rock series marked by well-defined divisional planes (bedding planes) separating it from layers above and below. ...
That part of a conveyor upon which the load rests or slides while being conveyed.
A layer in sedimentary rock.
A layer of rock in the earth. Also the bottom of a body of water such as a river, lake, or sea.
(bed) (bed) 1. a supporting structure or tissue. 2. a couch or support for the body during sleep.
a specific layer of earth or rock that presents a contrast to other layers of different material lying above, below, or adjacent to it.
In rock, the flat surface of a stone parallel to its stratification.
A narrow flat-topped ridge on which crops are grown with a furrow on each side for drainage of water or an area in which seedlings or sprouts are grown before transplanting.
A subdivision of a stratified sequence of rocks, lower in rank than a member or formation, internally composed of relatively homogeneous material exhibiting some degree of lithologic unity, and separated from the rocks above and below by visually or physically more or less well defined boundary ...
In geology the term bed refers to a individual layer of the rock, which is distinguishable from the beds above and below it.
a) The top or bottom horizontal surface of a piece, which is covered when the piece is set in place.b) A filled or open space extending horizontally between adjacent pieces set in place.
The material that temporarily is stationary in the bottom of a stream or other watercourse.
The springy landing surface of a trampoline, usually meshed but solid beds do exist.
The flat table of a printing press that holds the form. After the form is inked, the bed is moved beneath the platen for printing and then back out again.
A vault supported by or decorated with arched diagonal ribs (rib: one of the curved pieces of an arch)
Stratum of coal or other sedimentary deposits.
the base on which the Form is held when printing by Letterpress.
A defined area in which flowers or vegetables are planted. In contrast to borders, beds often will contain all or mostly annual plants. And in contrast to borders, they will often be surrounded on all sides by paths or lawn. ...
A single layer of sedimentary rock or a single stratum
A bed which fills the whole room means that the dreamer awards sexuality too much significance in his life. The reverse is true when the bed is too small or too narrow.
a garden area that has definite measurements and is a separate part of the landscape.
A cross framing member on a wagon. Belly.
That area of the Stock onto which the Iron rests.
The undersurface of a brick, building stone, slate or a tile laid on horizontal bedding to make a joint
prepared land where the cranberries are grown; made of layers of clay, peat and/or sand (clay on the very bottom)
the actual date an applicant is accepted for membership by the DIRAUX as reflected on the application. In cases where the membership has not been continuous, the BED must be amended to reflect the total break in membership. ...
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