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Idioms about bed
Origin of bed
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English bedd; cognate with Old Frisian, Dutch bed, Old Saxon bed(de), Old High German betti (German Bett ), Gothic badi, from unattested Germanic badjan (neuter); akin to Latin fodere “to dig,” Old Church Slavonic bodǫ, Lithuanian bedù “I pierce,” Welsh bedd “a grave”; presumably a bed was dug out in the ground
OTHER WORDS FROM bed
bedless, adjectivebedlike, adjectivein·ter·bed, adjectiveWords nearby bed
Other definitions for bed (2 of 2)
B.Ed.
abbreviation
Bachelor of Education.
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British Dictionary definitions for bed (1 of 2)
bed
/ (bɛd) /
noun
verb beds, bedding or bedded
See also bed in
Word Origin for bed
Old English bedd; related to Old Norse bethr, Old High German betti, Gothic badi
British Dictionary definitions for bed (2 of 2)
BEd
abbreviation for
Bachelor of Education
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Scientific definitions for bed
bed
[ bĕd ]
A layer of sediments or rock, such as coal, that extends under a large area and has a distinct set of characteristics that distinguish it from other layers below and above it.
The bottom of a body of water, such as a lake, stream, or ocean.
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