Noun Definition

bed

1.Definition: (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock)

"They found a bed of sandstone"

Category: Objects

2.Definition: a depression forming the ground under a body of water

"He searched for treasure on the ocean bed"

Related Noun(s):bottom

Category: Objects

3.Definition: a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track

"The track bed had washed away"

Category: Objects

4.Definition: a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

"He sat on the edge of the bed", "The room had only a bed and chair"

Category: Objects

5.Definition: a plot of ground in which plants are growing

"The gardener planted a bed of roses"

Category: Objects

6.Definition: a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit

"He worked in the coal beds"

Related Noun(s):seam

Category: Places

7.Definition: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance

"Slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach"

Related Noun(s):layer

Category: Objects

8.Definition: the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.

Category: Objects