bed
bedfurniture
1 [countable, uncountable] a piece of furniture for sleeping ona single/double bedShe lay on the bed (= on top of the covers).He lay in bed (= under the covers).I'm tired—I'm going to bed.It's time for bed (= time to go to sleep).I'll just put the kids to bed.He likes to have a mug of cocoa before bed (= before going to bed).to get into/out of bedto make the bed (= arrange the covers in a tidy way)Could you give me a bed for the night (= somewhere to sleep)?There's a shortage of hospital beds (= not enough room for patients to be admitted).He has been confined to bed with flu for the past couple of days. see also airbed, camp bed, sofa bed, twin bed, waterbedof river/lake/sea
2 [countable] the bottom of a river, the sea, etcthe ocean bedoyster beds (= an area in the sea where there are many oysters )for flowers/vegetables
3 [countable] an area of ground in a garden/yard or park for growing flowers, vegetables, etcflower beds see also seedbedbottom layer
4 [countable] bed of something a layer of something that other things lie or rest ongrilled chicken, served on a bed of riceThe blocks should be laid on a bed of concrete.Idioms
(not) a bed of roses
(not) an easy or a pleasant situation
Their life together hasn't exactly been a bed of roses.get out of bed on the wrong side
(British English) (North American English get up on the wrong side of the bed) to be bad-tempered for the whole day for no particular reasongo to bed with somebody
(informal) to have sex with somebodyin bed
used to refer to sexual activity
What's he like in bed?I caught them in bed together (= having sex).you've made your bed and you must lie in/on it
(saying) you must accept the results of your actionstake to your bed
to go to bed and stay there because you are ill/sick
