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  • 41bed — bed1 W1S1 [bed] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sleep)¦ 2¦(sex)¦ 3¦(river/lake/sea)¦ 4¦(garden)¦ 5¦(rock)¦ 6¦(lowest layer)¦ 7¦(in river/water)¦ 8 get out of bed on the wrong side 9 not a bed of roses 10 you ve made your bed and you …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 42bed — bed1 [ bed ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a piece of furniture that you sleep on, consisting of a soft comfortable part called a mattress and a base: double/twin/single bed: The room had two single beds in it. out of/in bed: It s midnight why… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 43bed — I UK [bed] / US noun Word forms bed : singular bed plural beds *** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a piece of furniture that you sleep on, consisting of a soft comfortable part called a mattress and a base double/single bed: The room had two single …

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  • 44bed — 1 noun /bed/ 1 SLEEP (C, U) a piece of furniture for sleeping on: a spare bed | a double bed | in bed: Simon lay in bed reading for hours. | go to bed: In the end, she went to bed without any fuss. | make the bed (=tidy the bed covers) | put sb… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45bed — [[t]be̱d[/t]] ♦♦ beds, bedding, bedded 1) N COUNT: also prep N A bed is a piece of furniture that you lie on when you sleep. She went into her bedroom and lay down on the bed... We finally went to bed at about 4am... By the time we got back from… …

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  • 46bed — /bɛd / (say bed) noun 1. a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps. 2. the mattress and bedclothes together with the bedstead. 3. the bedstead alone. 4. the use of a bed for the night; lodging. 5. a place for sexual… …

  • 47bed — n. & v. n. 1 a a piece of furniture used for sleeping on, usu. a framework with a mattress and coverings. b such a mattress, with or without coverings. 2 any place used by a person or animal for sleep or rest; a litter. 3 a a garden plot, esp.… …

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  • 48bed — noun 1》 a piece of furniture incorporating a mattress or other surface for sleeping or resting on.     ↘a place for a patient in a hospital.     ↘informal used with reference to a bed as a place for sexual activity. 2》 an area of ground where… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 49bed of flowers — noun a bed in which flowers are growing • Syn: ↑flowerbed, ↑flower bed • Hypernyms: ↑bed • Hyponyms: ↑rose bed, ↑bed of roses, ↑tulip bed …

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  • 50bed of nails — {n. phr.} A difficult or unhappy situation or set of circumstances. * / There are days when my job is a regular bed of nails, Jim groaned./ Contrast: BED OF ROSES …

    Dictionary of American idioms