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Definitions for Bedded

[1] of or relating to rocks that exhibit bedding.
[2] a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
[3] the mattress and bedclothes together with the bedstead of a bed.
[4] the bedstead alone.
[5] the act of or time for sleeping: Now for a cup of cocoa and then bed.
[6] the use of a bed for the night; lodging: I reserved a bed at the old inn.
[7] the marital relationship.
[8] any resting place: making his bed under a tree.
[9] something resembling a bed in form or position.
[10] a piece or area of ground in a garden or lawn in which plants are grown.
[11] an area in a greenhouse in which plants are grown.
[12] the plants in such areas.
[13] the bottom of a lake, river, sea, or other body of water.
[14] a piece or part forming a foundation or base.
[15] a layer of rock; a stratum.
[16] a foundation surface of earth or rock supporting a track, pavement, or the like: a gravel bed for the roadway.
[17] Building Trades . the underside of a stone, brick, slate, tile, etc., laid in position. the upper side of a stone laid in position. the layer of mortar in which a brick, stone, etc., is laid. the natural stratification of a stone: a stone laid on bed.
[18] Furniture . skirt(def 6b) .
[19] the flat surface in a printing press on which the form of type is laid.
[20] Transportation . the body or, sometimes, the floor or bottom of a truck or trailer.
[21] Chemistry . a compact mass of a substance functioning in a reaction as a catalyst or reactant.
[22] Sports . the canvas surface of a trampoline. the smooth, wooden floor of a bowling alley. the slate surface of a billiard table to which the cloth is fastened.
[23] Zoology . flesh enveloping the base of a claw, especially the germinative layer beneath the claw.
[24] Also called mock, mock mold. Shipbuilding . a shaped steel pattern upon which furnaced plates for the hull of a vessel are hammered to shape.
[25] bed and board.
[26] to provide with a bed.
[27] to put to bed.
[28] Horticulture . to plant in or as in a bed.
[29] to lay flat.
[30] to place in a bed or layer: to bed oysters.
[31] to embed, as in a substance: bedding the flagstones in concrete.
[32] to take or accompany to bed for purposes of sexual intercourse.
[33] to have sleeping accommodations: He says we can bed there for the night.
[34] Geology . to form a compact layer or stratum.
[35] (of a metal structural part) to lie flat or close against another part.
[36] Archaic . to go to bed.
[37] bed down , to make a bed for (a person, animal, etc.). to retire to bed: They put out the fire and decided to bed down for the night.
[38] Bachelor of Education
[39] a piece of furniture on which to sleep
[40] the mattress and bedclothes on such a piece of furniture an unmade bed
[41] sleep or rest time for bed
[42] any place in which a person or animal sleeps or rests
[43] med a unit of potential occupancy in a hospital or residential institution
[44] informal a place for sexual intercourse
[45] informal sexual intercourse
[46] a plot of ground in which plants are grown, esp when considered together with the plants in it a flower bed
[47] the bottom of a river, lake, or sea
[48] a part of this used for cultivation of a plant or animal oyster beds
[49] a layer of crushed rock, gravel, etc, used as a foundation for a road, railway, etc
[50] a layer of mortar in a masonry wall
[51] the underside of a brick, tile, slate, etc, when in position Compare back 1 (def. 12)
[52] any underlying structure or part
[53] a layer of rock, esp sedimentary rock
[54] the flat part of a letterpress printing press onto or against which the type forme is placed
[55] a layer of solid particles of an absorbent, catalyst, or reagent through which a fluid is passed during the course of a chemical reaction or other process
[56] a machine base on which a moving part carrying a tool or workpiece slides lathe bed
[57] a bed of roses a situation of comfort or ease
[58] to be brought to bed archaic to give birth (to)
[59] bed of nails a situation or position of extreme difficulty a bed studded with nails on which a fakir lies
[60] get out of bed on the wrong side informal to be ill-tempered from the start of the day
[61] go to bed (often foll by with) to have sexual intercourse (with) journalism printing (of a newspaper, magazine, etc) to go to press; start printing
[62] in bed with informal cooperating closely with (another person, organization, government, etc.) esp covertly
[63] put to bed journalism to finalize work on (a newspaper, magazine, etc) so that it is ready to go to press printing to lock up the type forme of (a publication) in the press before printing
[64] take to one's bed to remain in bed, esp because of illness
[65] (usually foll by down) to go to or put into a place to sleep or rest
[66] (tr) to have sexual intercourse with
[67] (tr) to place, fix, or sink firmly into position; embed
[68] geology to form or be arranged in a distinct layer; stratify
[69] (tr often foll by out ) to plant in a bed of soil

Words related to Bedded

insert, settle, fix, base, found, embed, establish, implant

Words nearby Bedded

bedchamber, bedclothes, bedclothing, bedcover, beddable, bedded, bedder, bedding, bedding plane, bedding plant, beddoes

Origin of Bedded

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 < Germanic *badjan (neuter); akin to Latin fodere to dig, OCS bodǫ, Lithuanian bedù I pierce, Welsh bedd a grave; presumably a bed was dug out in the ground

Other words from Bedded

bed·less , adjective
bed·like , adjective
in·ter·bed , adjective

Word origin for Bedded

Old English bedd ; related to Old Norse bethr , Old High German betti , Gothic badi

Synonyms for Bedded

base, embed, establish, fix, found, implant, insert, settle, set up