- bed
- noun1 piece of furniture for sleeping onADJECTIVE▪ single▪ double▪ king-size, king-sized▪ queen-size, queen-sized (both AmE)▪ twin▪ bunk, camp (esp. BrE), canopy (esp. AmE), feather, four-poster, hospital, sofa▪
I slept in the bottom bunk of a set of bunk beds.
▪ comfortable, comfy (informal), cosy/cozy, soft, warm▪ unmade▪a messy room, with an unmade bed and clothes on the floor
▪ empty▪He came home to find an empty bed.
▪ makeshift (esp. AmE)▪He slept on a makeshift bed of blankets and cushions.
▪ marital, marriage▪ tanning (esp. AmE)VERB + BED▪ make, make up▪ strip▪Please strip the beds and put the sheets in the washing machine.
▪ climb into, crawl into, get into, go to, tumble into▪She crawled into bed exhausted.
▪ climb out of, get out of, leap out of▪ lie (down) on, lie in, sit on▪He lay in bed, reading his book.
▪Elizabeth was sitting on her bed writing a letter.
▪ put sb to, tuck sb up in▪It's your turn to put the children to bed.
▪ occupy, sleep in▪All the hospital beds were occupied.
▪ share▪He and his brother had to share a bed.
▪ wet▪Don't punish a child who wets the bed.
BED + NOUN▪ clothes, linen (usually bedclothes, bedlinen)▪ sheet▪ sore (usually bedsore)PREPOSITION▪ in bed▪I like to be in bed before 11 o'clock.
▪ out of bed▪Are you out of bed yet?
PHRASES▪ bed and breakfast▪We stayed at a comfortable bed and breakfast.
▪Bed and breakfast accommodation is available. (BrE)
▪ the edge of the bed, the foot of the bed, the head of the bed, the side of the bed▪ get sb into bed (= persuade sb to have sex)▪ go to bed with sb (= have sex with sb) (esp. BrE)▪ take to your bed (= go to bed because you are ill) (old-fashioned)▪ time for bed▪Come on, children, it's time for bed.
2 piece of ground for growing flowers, vegetables, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ flower, rose, strawberry, etc.▪ garden, planting (both AmE)▪ raisedPREPOSITION▪ bed of▪ornamental beds of roses
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
