Bed
noun
A piece of furniture for sleeping on.
She was lying in bed all day.
Often appears as...
- make the bed
- bed time
noun
The bottom of a sea or river.
The boat sank to the bed of the lake.
Often appears as...
- river bed
- sea bed
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Technical
noun
An area of ground for growing plants.
I planted roses in the bed.
Often appears as...
- flower bed
- garden bed
verb
To put something in a flat and horizontal position.
They bedded the sculpture in soft clay to keep it safe during transport.
Often appears as...
- bed down
- bed in
noun
The base or foundation of something.
The road crew prepared the bed for the new road.
Often appears as...
- road bed
- bed of nails
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Technical
verb
To have sex with someone.
He’s bedded many women.
Often appears as...
- to bed someone
- bedded her/him
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Informal
Colloquial
noun
A piece of furniture for sleeping on.
She was lying in bed all day.
Often appears as...
- make the bed
- bed time
noun
The bottom of a sea or river.
The boat sank to the bed of the lake.
Often appears as...
- river bed
- sea bed
Usage tips
Technical
noun
An area of ground for growing plants.
I planted roses in the bed.
Often appears as...
- flower bed
- garden bed
verb
To put something in a flat and horizontal position.
They bedded the sculpture in soft clay to keep it safe during transport.
Often appears as...
- bed down
- bed in
noun
The base or foundation of something.
The road crew prepared the bed for the new road.
Often appears as...
- road bed
- bed of nails
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To have sex with someone.
He’s bedded many women.
Often appears as...
- to bed someone
- bedded her/him
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/3Daily Routine
Used to describe routine activities before sleep or after waking up.
I read a book before bed every night.
Pro Tip 2/3Resting Place
Often synonymous with rest, relaxation or recovery from illness.
She stayed in bed all weekend to recover from her cold.
Pro Tip 3/3Illness Context
Can imply someone is not just resting, but may be sick or unwell.
He's been in bed with the flu for three days.
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The evolution of animal...
In some bed bug species, the females have evolved an entirely new set of genitalia on their right hand flanks where the males usually pierce them. That allows them to maintain the power to filter out unwanted sperm with their genitalia. And duck vaginas are shaped like a clockwise spiral
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Is there a disease that...
to become one of the world's most successful parasites. It's not just our willingness to let cats on our dining room tables or in our beds. Raising livestock and building cities which attract rodents has provided billions of new hosts, and you and your cat may be two of them.
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Rethinking infidelity...
to surround oneself with love and with friends and activities that give back joy and meaning and identity. But even more important, is to curb the curiosity to mine for the sordid details -- Where were you? Where did you do it? How often? Is she better than me in bed? --
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The Infinite Hotel...
of prime numbers. So, to accomplish this seemingly impossible task of finding infinite beds for infinite buses of infinite weary travelers, the night manager assigns every current guest to the first prime number, 2, raised to the power of their current room number.
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
this could become a feasible reality. Or how about a factory production line where component parts can be moved around seamlessly on a bed of sound, so there's no manipulation, no hands and no tools? A real-life sonic screwdriver could be closer than you think.
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Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
in these things? How was I ever going to live the life full of adventure and stories, as I always wanted? And how was I going to snowboard again? That day, I went home, I crawled into bed and this is what my life looked like
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Bed Bugs PIPE National...
to stay alive and breed and mother nature is on the side of the bed bug the bug administers an anesthetic so you don't wake up as well as an anticoagulant so your vital life essence will gush freely from your veins and
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When The World Gets 1℃...
you go to bed at night and even then because your cell phone is still drawing power at night i mean we're all using energy all the time and in the industrialized world that energy is almost entirely fossil fuels
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How to deal with...
an artist and they were always very interesting people around he was a bohemian world she loved entertaining and there would be raucous parties on weeknights I would be in my bed trying to go to sleep and I
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What Lurks in the...
the deep sea bed may at first appear lifeless but it's home to a unique cast of mud dwellers the sea toad
Video examples
The evolution of animal...
In some bed bug species, the females have evolved an entirely new set of genitalia on their right hand flanks where the males usually pierce them. That allows them to maintain the power to filter out unwanted sperm with their genitalia. And duck vaginas are shaped like a clockwise spiral
Video examples
Is there a disease that...
to become one of the world's most successful parasites. It's not just our willingness to let cats on our dining room tables or in our beds. Raising livestock and building cities which attract rodents has provided billions of new hosts, and you and your cat may be two of them.
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
to surround oneself with love and with friends and activities that give back joy and meaning and identity. But even more important, is to curb the curiosity to mine for the sordid details -- Where were you? Where did you do it? How often? Is she better than me in bed? --
Video examples
The Infinite Hotel...
of prime numbers. So, to accomplish this seemingly impossible task of finding infinite beds for infinite buses of infinite weary travelers, the night manager assigns every current guest to the first prime number, 2, raised to the power of their current room number.
Video examples
How To Levitate PIPE The...
this could become a feasible reality. Or how about a factory production line where component parts can be moved around seamlessly on a bed of sound, so there's no manipulation, no hands and no tools? A real-life sonic screwdriver could be closer than you think.
Video examples
Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
in these things? How was I ever going to live the life full of adventure and stories, as I always wanted? And how was I going to snowboard again? That day, I went home, I crawled into bed and this is what my life looked like
Video examples
Bed Bugs PIPE National...
to stay alive and breed and mother nature is on the side of the bed bug the bug administers an anesthetic so you don't wake up as well as an anticoagulant so your vital life essence will gush freely from your veins and
Video examples
When The World Gets 1℃...
you go to bed at night and even then because your cell phone is still drawing power at night i mean we're all using energy all the time and in the industrialized world that energy is almost entirely fossil fuels
Video examples
How to deal with...
an artist and they were always very interesting people around he was a bohemian world she loved entertaining and there would be raucous parties on weeknights I would be in my bed trying to go to sleep and I
Video examples
What Lurks in the...
the deep sea bed may at first appear lifeless but it's home to a unique cast of mud dwellers the sea toad
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Zara Larsson
Swedish Musician
It's very, very important to wash off makeup. Like, really wash it off - I used to be really bad and leave some on when I would go to bed, but it's so important to get it all off.
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Xander Schauffele
American Golfer
I've been trying to make my bed every day. Every time I wake up, I try and - someone told me there's been books about it, about how important it is to start the day with a win.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
I would lie in bed, and I was nine years old, and say to myself: 'I want to be the richest man in the world.' I've come a long way from there.
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Francoise Hardy
French Actress
I feel happy and secure when I'm on my bed with a good book... I forget everything which is terrible in our world.
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Georgia Toffolo
English Celebrity
I don't like anything too heavy. Something I can read, you know, lying in bed that takes me to different world.
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Emo Philips
American Comedian
I discovered my wife in bed with another man, and I was crushed. So I said, 'Get off me, you two!
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Fabrice Muamba
Athlete
You don't appreciate life until you get to the other side. Like lying in a hospital bed.
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Samuel Johnson
English Writer
The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed in the morning.
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Kaia Gerber
American Model
I can get ready in five minutes, but getting out of bed takes forever.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish Writer
Marriage is like life - it is a field of battle, not a bed of roses.
Quote examples
Zara Larsson
Swedish Musician
It's very, very important to wash off makeup. Like, really wash it off - I used to be really bad and leave some on when I would go to bed, but it's so important to get it all off.
Quote examples
Xander Schauffele
American Golfer
I've been trying to make my bed every day. Every time I wake up, I try and - someone told me there's been books about it, about how important it is to start the day with a win.
Quote examples
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
I would lie in bed, and I was nine years old, and say to myself: 'I want to be the richest man in the world.' I've come a long way from there.
Quote examples
Francoise Hardy
French Actress
I feel happy and secure when I'm on my bed with a good book... I forget everything which is terrible in our world.
Quote examples
Georgia Toffolo
English Celebrity
I don't like anything too heavy. Something I can read, you know, lying in bed that takes me to different world.
Quote examples
Emo Philips
American Comedian
I discovered my wife in bed with another man, and I was crushed. So I said, 'Get off me, you two!
Quote examples
Fabrice Muamba
Athlete
You don't appreciate life until you get to the other side. Like lying in a hospital bed.
Quote examples
Samuel Johnson
English Writer
The happiest part of a man's life is what he passes lying awake in bed in the morning.
Quote examples
Kaia Gerber
American Model
I can get ready in five minutes, but getting out of bed takes forever.
Quote examples
Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish Writer
Marriage is like life - it is a field of battle, not a bed of roses.
Example 1 of 10
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