beds (noun)

  • 11passage beds — plural noun (geology) Transitional strata • • • Main Entry: ↑passage …

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  • 12test bed — noun a place equipped with instruments for testing (e.g. engines or machinery or computer programs etc.) under working conditions • Hypernyms: ↑workplace, ↑work * * * test bed noun 1. An iron framework on which a machine is placed for testing 2.… …

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  • 13flower bed — noun a bed in which flowers are growing • Syn: ↑flowerbed, ↑bed of flowers • Hypernyms: ↑bed • Hyponyms: ↑rose bed, ↑bed of roses, ↑tulip bed * * * nou …

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  • 14sofa bed — noun a sofa that can be converted into a bed • Syn: ↑convertible • Hypernyms: ↑sofa, ↑couch, ↑lounge • Hyponyms: ↑davenport, ↑studio couch, ↑ …

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  • 15apple-pie bed — noun : a bed in which as a joke the sheets are doubled like the cover of an apple turnover to prevent anyone from stretching at full length between them * * * a bed that has been short sheeted as a joke. Also called pie bed. [1770 80] * * * apple …

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  • 16river bed — noun The channel in which a river flows • • • Main Entry: ↑river * * * river bed UK US noun [countable] [singular river bed plural river beds …

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  • 17camp bed — noun a small bed that folds up for storage or transport • Syn: ↑cot • Hypernyms: ↑bed • Part Meronyms: ↑leg * * * noun : a small portable bed : cot * * * a light fo …

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  • 18bed — noun 1 piece of furniture for sleeping on ADJECTIVE ▪ single ▪ double ▪ king size, king sized ▪ queen size, queen sized (both AmE) …

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  • 19nurse's aide — noun someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training • Syn: ↑nursing aide • Hypernyms: ↑aide, ↑auxiliary * * * noun : a worker who assists trained nurses in a hospital by performing nonspecialized services (as making beds …

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  • 20bed bug — noun bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood • Syn: ↑bedbug, ↑chinch, ↑Cimex lectularius • Hypernyms: ↑hemipterous insect, ↑bug, ↑hemipteran, ↑hemipteron …

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