bed
128
5.2
- noun
- /bɛd/
- Specialized
:
lecho
- The construction workers dug deep into the earth to reach the solid rock bed underneath.
- stream bed
- dry stream bed
- lake bed
Examples
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Once Dick was gone, she sat on the bed and smoked three cigarettes in the dark room.
Academic text (2012) -
It's... this giant dried up lake bed and it goes for miles and miles.
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We could leave the island, the river bed's dry right now.
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Frank drops the box into a bed of sand in a sink surrounded by sandbags.
Fiction book (1992) -
Photo: A Sahara cypress grows in the dry stream bed of Tamrit in Algeria.
Academic text (1991) -
The river flowed gently over a bed of smooth pebbles, making it a popular spot for kayakers.
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Geologists study the layers of sediment in the riverbed to learn about the area's history.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
The flat surface at the bottom of a room, building, or natural area
∞
1.0
The lowest part or surface of a thing, often under water
432
2.0
A thin sheet of material that covers a surface
27
2.9
The bottom of the sea or ocean with plains, ridges, and trenches
18
3.0
The ground at the bottom of a river where water flows
14
2.4
The ground at the bottom of the sea where sand and rocks lie
12
6.3
A layer of coal or ore in the earth that can be mined
12
4.7
The solid rock layer under the soil and loose ground
6
3.4
The dry or wet bottom of a small stream where water flows
4
2.9
The ground at the bottom of a lake
3
2.9
The ground at the lowest part of a river channel where water flows
3
3.7
The lowest part of the sea where sand and mud rest
2
2.5
The floor of the sea where sand, rocks, and animals live
2
6.7
A layer of material under a road or train track that supports it
1
3.4
The ground at the bottom of a lake under the water or exposed when dry
1
4.3
A layer of earth and stones under train tracks that supports them
A layer of rock that contains metal or useful minerals people mine
A layer of ash or charcoal in the ground showing a past fire
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
48
2.0
A bed used in hospitals that can be raised or lowered to help care for patients
- Specialized
2
4.4
A place with tools for checking how machines or programs work under real conditions
- Archaic
1
5.1
Short, lightweight clothing that you wear over pajamas when sitting in bed for warmth
- Slur
An insulting name for a woman thought to be sexually available, also used in the past for a household servant
- Specialized
A network of tiny blood vessels in tissue where blood gives oxygen and nutrients to cells and removes waste
- Specialized
The part of the lung with many tiny air sacs where gases pass into the blood
- Specialized
The part of the jawbone that holds the tooth sockets and supports teeth
- Specialized
A layer of sand or gravel in a sewage plant where tiny living things break down waste
- Specialized
A machine that burns fuel in a hot layer of small particles to make steam more efficiently and cleanly
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bed in words like riverbed or road bed comes from the idea of a 'place where something lies' or the 'bottom' of something. So a river bed or road bed is the base layer that holds the water or the road.