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bed

bed

48 1.0
A plot of ground where flowers or other plants grow
  • noun
  • /bɛd/
: cama de flores
  • Around the house, we placed several raised beds filled with herbs and tomatoes.
  • flower bed
  • garden bed
  • raised bed

There is the whole raised bed build and guess what?

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Examples

  • The oysters usually remain on the beds for 3-6 months and then are harvested for sale.

    Academic text (1996)
  • So every single raised bed has produce in it growing.

  • There is the whole raised bed build and guess what?

  • So looking over here, this is our kind of pepper bed, or one of them.

  • Like just last week this was a whole bed of gorgeous purple flowers.

  • So right here, I've got the only raised bed in this backyard.

  • We've got beans in this bed, onions in that bed.

  • Her lawn was beginning to gain color, one flower bed already a carpet of purple blossoms.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • We stood on the curb beside a flower bed, staring like awestruck rubes at the clinic building.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Its diamond-shaped collection of lawns, paths, fountains, and flower beds filled one quadrant of the octagonal citadel.

    Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

15 1.0

A small piece of land where you grow vegetables to eat

is a general plot used for growing various plants rather than mainly food
flower bed
vsbed
13 1.0

A part of a garden where people plant flowers

is a general plot used for growing various plants rather than decoration
plot of land
vsbed
12 3.0

A small piece of ground for growing plants or building on

is the common term for a plot used for growing plants generally
flowerbed
vsbed
5 1.0

A piece of ground in a garden for growing flowers

is a general plot used for growing various plants rather than decoration
bed of roses
vsbed
2 2.7

A patch of ground planted with rose bushes

is a general plot used for growing various plants rather than a specific display
vegetable patch
vsbed
  • UK
2 2.0

A small area in a garden where people grow vegetables

is a general plot used for growing various plants rather than chiefly food
planting
vsbed
1 1.4

An area in a garden with trees, bushes, or flowers

is a plain plot for growing plants rather than an arranged landscape feature
1 1.0

An area of ground in a garden where people plant and grow flowers

is a general plot used for growing various plants rather than show
plot of ground
vsbed
  • UK
1 2.3

A small piece of land used for growing plants

is the common term for a plot used for growing plants generally
veggie garden
vsbed
  • Informal
1 2.7

A small area where people grow vegetables for their own use

is a general plot used for growing various plants rather than mainly food
seedbed
vsbed
1 5.1

Prepared soil where gardeners grow young plants before moving them to a garden

is a general plot used for growing mature plants rather than starting seedlings
rose bed
vsbed
1 1.0

A part of a garden where rose bushes grow

is a general plot used for growing various plants rather than specific shrubs
1 4.8

A long narrow area of soil used to grow asparagus plants

is a general plot used for growing various plants rather than one crop
tulip bed
vsbed
1 2.9

A small area in a garden where tulips grow together

is a general plot used for growing various plants not a single display
turnip bed
vsbed
4.2

An area of ground where you grow turnips

is a general plot used for growing various plants rather than one crop

Idioms

in bed with
  • Literature
30 8.6

Secretly working with someone to do wrong or gain unfair advantage

5 7.3

A time when someone is in a bad mood for no clear reason

bed of roses
  • Informal
4 3.7

An easy and comfortable life without many problems

To accept the bad results of your own choices

To sleep very early, often soon after sunset

To sleep early in the evening when the sun goes down

1 9.8

To be in a difficult situation because of something you did

Compounds

hospital bed
  • Specialized
51 2.0

A bed used in hospitals that can be raised or lowered to help care for patients

A small place to stay overnight that serves breakfast but not other meals

26 1.3

A bed with another bed above it so two people can sleep

22 1.0

A large flat cloth that covers a mattress for sleeping

19 2.1

A small insect with no wings that lives in beds and bites people at night

A meal eaten in bed, usually in the morning

bed rest
  • Specialized
18 2.6

Staying in bed for health reasons when a doctor says so

13 1.0

A part of a garden where people plant flowers

A small home where you stay overnight and have breakfast

12 6.5

A person, usually a child, who pees in bed while asleep

11 1.6

A single bed for one person, often used in pairs in a shared room

9 2.6

A large seat with soft cushions for two or more people that opens into a bed

7 3.2

Peeing while you sleep that often happens in children who usually grow out of it

7 3.4

The dry or wet bottom of a small stream where water flows

6 1.2

A bed large enough for two people to sleep in

6 5.3

A check to make sure everyone is in bed at the set time

water bed
  • Archaic
5 2.7

A bed with a strong plastic mattress filled with water

5 1.0

Items like sheets and pillowcases that you put on a bed

5 1.0

A bed for one person to sleep in

5 2.5

A bed where a person lies when they are ill or recovering

5 3.9

A soft mattress filled with feathers to keep you warm while sleeping

4 3.7

A bed that married people share

4 2.9

The ground at the bottom of a lake

4 3.6

The flat open space at the back of a truck for carrying things

2 4.9

A low bed on wheels that you pull out from under another bed

test bed
  • Specialized
2 4.4

A place with tools for checking how machines or programs work under real conditions

2 5.3

A bed where a married couple share private feelings and closeness

2 1.8

Sheets, blankets, and pillowcases that cover a bed

oyster bed
  • Specialized
2 3.7

A place in the sea or river where people grow oysters to harvest

2 2.7

A patch of ground planted with rose bushes

2 3.5

A sofa that you can use for sitting by day and sleeping at night

2 4.8

A bed that folds into a wall or cabinet to save space

1 1.0

A small bed with high sides that keeps a baby safe from falling out

1 2.1

A small bed that folds for sleeping when camping or for guests

1 1.0

A large cloth that lies on top of a bed to protect it and make it look nice

An area of ground in a garden where people plant and grow flowers

1 1.0

A soft cushion that supports the head while you sleep in bed

railroad bed
  • Specialized
1 4.3

A layer of earth and stones under train tracks that supports them

1 1.3

A small sleeping place with high sides that keeps a baby safe

bed jacket
  • Archaic
1 5.1

Short, lightweight clothing that you wear over pajamas when sitting in bed for warmth

1 3.6

A bed fixed into the wall or floor of a room

1 3.0

A bed frame with a raised flat surface that holds a mattress without box springs

1 1.8

A small lamp placed next to a bed for reading at night

1 6.1

A bed with a headboard and footboard that curve outward like a sled

1 1.0

A part of a garden where rose bushes grow

A long narrow area of soil used to grow asparagus plants

1 9.9

A strict system that forces everyone to be the same

1 2.9

A small area in a garden where tulips grow together

1 4.2

A low couch without arms that you can sleep on at night

plank-bed
  • Archaic
1 9.1

A simple bed made of wooden boards with no mattress

capillary bed
  • Specialized
1 5.5

A network of tiny blood vessels in tissue where blood gives oxygen and nutrients to cells and removes waste

1 1.5

A cloth placed on a bed to keep you warm or make it look nice

ore bed
  • Specialized
1 8.0

A layer of rock that contains metal or useful minerals people mine

1 8.6

A place where farm animals like cows or sheep lie down to sleep at night

bed wench
  • Slur
1 9.9

An insulting name for a woman thought to be sexually available, also used in the past for a household servant

truckle bed
  • Archaic
1 9.6

A low bed on wheels that you pull out from under another bed

filter bed
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A layer of sand or gravel that cleans water by removing dirt

7.7

A person or thing that takes up most of a bed

bed blocker
  • Jargon
6.4

A patient who stays in hospital longer than needed, blocking beds for others

bed-ground
  • Archaic
9.9

A place where a group of cattle or sheep sleep at night

9.9

So funny that you laugh a lot and cannot stop

Very funny and silly in a way that makes people laugh hard

9.9

A look or signal asking someone to join you in bed

A regular routine before bed that helps you relax

alveolar bed
  • Specialized
6.8

The part of the lung with many tiny air sacs where gases pass into the blood

alveolar bed
  • Specialized
7.7

The part of the jawbone that holds the tooth sockets and supports teeth

bacteria bed
  • Specialized
6.5

A layer of sand or gravel in a sewage plant where tiny living things break down waste

fluidized bed boiler
  • Specialized
8.4

A machine that burns fuel in a hot layer of small particles to make steam more efficiently and cleanly

pig bed
  • Specialized
9.9

A sand bed that shapes hot liquid iron into bars

pissy bed
  • NSFW
9.9

A bed wet with someone's pee

An area of ground where you grow turnips

How Cultivated

rose bed
1 1.0
flower bed
13 1.0
bed
48 1.0
wildling
1 8.2

Surface Forms

bed singular
beds plural

Etymology

Bed for plants comes from the same old idea of a 'place where something lies'; think of a flowerbed as the place where flowers lie. That's why a bed of plants means the prepared ground for them.