| BEd abbr. Bachelor of Education |
bed (b d)n. 1. a. A piece of furniture for reclining and sleeping, typically consisting of a flat, rectangular frame and a mattress resting on springs. b. A bedstead. c. A mattress. 2. a. A place where one may sleep; lodging: found bed and board at an inn. b. Accommodations for a single person at a hospital or institution: a maternity ward with 30 beds. 3. A time at which one goes to sleep: drank milk before bed. 4. A place for lovemaking. 5. A marital relationship with its rights and intimacies. 6. a. A small plot of cultivated or planted land: a flower bed. b. An underwater or intertidal area in which a particular organism is established in large numbers: a clam bed; an oyster bed. 7. The bottom of a body of water, such as a stream. 8. A supporting, underlying, or securing part, especially: a. A layer of food surmounted by another kind of food: tomatoes on a bed of lettuce. b. A foundation of crushed rock or a similar substance for a road or railroad; a roadbed. c. A layer of mortar upon which stones or bricks are laid. 9. Printing The heavy table of a printing press in which the type form is placed. 10. The part of a truck, trailer, or freight car designed to carry loads. 11. Geology a. A rock mass of large horizontal extent bounded, especially above, by physically different material. b. A deposit, as of ore, parallel to local stratification. 12. A heap of material: a bed of wood chips. v. bed·ded, bed·ding, beds v.tr. 1. To furnish with a bed or sleeping quarters: We bedded our guests down in the study. 2. To put or send to bed. 3. To have sexual relations with. 4. To plant in a prepared plot of soil. 5. To lay flat or arrange in layers. 6. a. To embed. b. To establish; base. v.intr. Idioms: 1. To go to bed. 2. Geology To form layers or strata. get into bed with Slang To become closely involved with another person or group, as in an intrigue: "The Israelis were experienced at this kind of [covert] ... work, but it was essential that the administration not get into bed with them on this" (Bob Woodward). go to bed with To have sexual relations with. [Middle English, from Old English.] |
bed
Noun
1. a piece of furniture on which to sleep
2. a plot of ground in which plants are grown
3. the bottom of a river, lake, or sea
4. any underlying structure or part
5. a layer of rock
6. get out of bed on the wrong side Informal to begin the day in a bad mood
7. go to bed with to have sexual intercourse with
Verb
[bedding, bedded]
1. (foll. by down)to go to or put into a place to sleep or rest
2. to have sexual intercourse with
3. to place firmly into position: the poles were bedded in concrete
4. Geol to form or be arranged in a distinct layer
5. to plant in a bed of soil [Old English bedd]
BEd Bachelor of Education
| bed (bd) 1. A layer of sediments or rock, such as coal, that extends under a large area and has a distinct set of characteristics that distinguish it from other layers below and above it. 2. The bottom of a body of water, such as a lake, stream, or ocean. |
Bed a layer or bed-like mass; small animals, especially reptiles, grouped together. See also layer.
Examples: bed of adders; of ashes; of clams; of coal; of cockles; of eels, 1608; of mussels; of oysters, 1682; of sand; of scorpions, 1692; of snakes, 1731; of worms, 1666.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  bed - 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"bedchamber, bedroom, sleeping accommodation, sleeping room, chamber - a room used primarily for sleeping bedroom furniture - furniture intended for use in a bedroom built-in bed - a bed that is built in and fixed to a wall bunk - a rough bed (as at a campsite) couch - a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment deathbed - the bed on which a person dies double bed - a bed wide enough to accommodate two sleepers four-poster - a bed with posts at the four corners that can be used to support a canopy or curtains hammock, sack - a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily marriage bed - the bed shared by a newly wed couple mattress - a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed Murphy bed - a bed that can be folded or swung into a cabinet when not being used plank-bed - a bed of boards (without a mattress) platform bed - a bed without springs sickbed - the bed on which a sick person lies single bed - a bed for one occupant sleigh bed - a bed with solid headboard and footboard that roll outward at the top twin bed - one of a pair of identical beds water bed - a bed with a mattress made of strong plastic that is filled with water |
| 2. | bed - a plot of ground in which plants are growing; "the gardener planted a bed of roses" asparagus bed - a bed in which asparagus is growing hotbed - a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants seedbed - a bed where seedlings are grown before transplanting turnip bed - a bed in which turnips are growing plot of ground, plot of land, patch, plot - a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" | |
| 3. | bed - a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed" lake bed, lake bottom - the bottom of a lake natural depression, depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation Davy Jones, Davy Jones's locker, ocean bottom, ocean floor, sea bottom, sea floor, seabed - the bottom of a sea or ocean river bottom, riverbed - a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river | |
| 4. | bed - (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of sandstone" geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks stratum - one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) ore bed - a stratum of ore | |
| 5. | bed - a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds" stratum - one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) coal seam - a seam of coal | |
| 6. |  bed - single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"blanket - a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor cushion - the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle interlayer - a layer placed between other layers laminate - a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers lift - one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot overlay - a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface ply - (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood tier - one of two or more layers one atop another; "tier upon tier of huge casks"; "a three-tier wedding cake" wall - a layer of material that encloses space; "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"; "the container's walls were blue" | |
| 7. | bed - 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. printing press, press - a machine used for printing surface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface" | |
| 8. | bed - a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track; "the track bed had washed away" understructure, groundwork, substructure, base, foundation, fundament, foot - lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" railroad bed - a bed on which railroad track is laid roadbed - a bed supporting a road | |
| Verb | 1. | bed - furnish with a bed; "The inn keeper could bed all the new arrivals" furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" bunk - provide with a bunk; "We bunked the children upstairs" |
| 2. | bed - place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil | |
| 3. | bed - put to bed; "The children were bedded at ten o'clock" | |
| 4. | bed - have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" be intimate, bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, lie with, make love, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, hump, jazz, love, bang, make out, know neck, make out - kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car" fornicate - have sex without being married | |
| 5. |  bed - prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn" |
bed
noun 4. base, footing, basis, bottom, foundation, underpinning, groundwork, bedrock, substructure, substratum
Translations
BEd n abbr (= Bachelor of Education) → título universitario see also Bachelor's Degree
bed [bɛd] n → cama; [of flowers] → macizo; [of sea, lake] → fondo; [of coal, clay] → capa;
bed [bɛd] n → cama; [of flowers] → macizo; [of sea, lake] → fondo; [of coal, clay] → capa;
to go to bed → acostarse
bed down vi → acostarse
BEd n abbr (= Bachelor of Education) → diplôme d'aptitude à l'enseignement
bed [bɛd] n → lit m [of flowers]; parterre m [of coal, clay]; couche f [of sea, lake]; fond m;
bed [bɛd] n → lit m [of flowers]; parterre m [of coal, clay]; couche f [of sea, lake]; fond m;
bed down vi → se coucher
BEd n abbr (= Bachelor of Education) → akademischer Grad im Erziehungswesen
bed [bɛd] n → Bett nt;
bed [bɛd] n → Bett nt;
(of coal) → Flöz nt;
(of clay) → Schicht f;
(of river) → (Fluss)bett nt;
(of flowers) → Beet nt;
bed down vi → sein Lager aufschlagen
BEd n abbr (= Bachelor of Education) → laurea con abilitazione all'insegnamento
bed [bɛd] n → letto; [of flowers] → aiuola; [of coal, clay] → strato; [of sea, lake] → fondo;
bed [bɛd] n → letto; [of flowers] → aiuola; [of coal, clay] → strato; [of sea, lake] → fondo;
to go to bed → andare a letto
bed down vi → sistemarsi (per dormire)
abbr BEd, B.Ed. [ˌbiː ˈed, ˌbiː iː ˈdiː]
Bachelor of Education; a first university degree in education or teaching. BEd بكالوريا في التَّرْبِيَه бакалавър по педагогика bakalář pedagogických věd BEd; B.Ed; bachelorgrad; lavere grad i pædagogik Dipl. Päd. πτυχίο παιδαγωγικής επιστήμης (συντομογρ.) licenciatura en Magisterio kasvatusteaduste bakalaureus لیسانس آموزش و پرورش licence en éducation תוֹאָר רִאשוֹן בְּחִינוּך शिक्षा स्नातक prvostupnik pedagoškog fakulteta neveléstudományi végzettség BEd lauraeto/laurea in pedagogia 教育学士 교육학사 pedagogikos bakalauras pedagoģijas bakalaurs Sarjana Muda Pendidikan baccalaureus in het onderwijs lavere grad i pedagogikk licencjat z pedagogiki бакалавр педагогики bakalár pedagogických vied diplomiran pedagog diploma pedagogije fil. kand. i pedagogik ศึกษาศาสตรบัณฑิต; ครุศาสตรบัณฑิต Eğitim Bilimleri Lisans Derecesi; öğretmenlik diploması 教育學士(縮寫式) бакалавр педагогічних наук بیچلر آف ایجو کیشن ، ایک تعلیمی ڈگری cử nhân giáo dục 教育学士(缩写式)
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