bed
A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
Example
“My cat often sleeps on my bed.”
Other meanings
A prepared spot in which to spend the night.
One's place of sleep or rest.
Kinds of bed
- built in bed
- built-in bed
- camp bed
- double bed
- sack
- marriage bed
- plank-bed
- platform bed
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "bedd".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “bed” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.