Beds

American

[bedz] / bɛdz /

noun

another name for Bedfordshire.

Beds British

abbreviation

Bedfordshire

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Beds fold out of cabinets across the room.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Beds had been freed up to cope, with 50 more patients in Welsh hospitals than usual capacity at the worst period.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2024

Hotton spent several field seasons excavating fossils from rock outcrops in north central Texas known as the Red Beds.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2024

Beds will also be temporarily added at an existing year-round shelter in Portland.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024

Beds turned down, slippers put beneath a chair.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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