bed

Definitions of bed
  1. noun
    a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
    synonyms: legerstede, nest, sponde
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    etagebed, stapelbed
    beds built one above the other
    campingbedje, hangmat, kinderbed, stulp, wieg
    a small bed that folds up for storage or transport
    doodsbed, sterfbed
    the bed on which a person dies
    tweepersoonsbed
    a bed wide enough to accommodate two sleepers
    bruidsbed, huwelijksbed
    the bed shared by a newly wed couple
    brits
    a bed of boards (without a mattress)
    ziekbed
    the bed on which a sick person lies
    eenpersoonsbed
    a bed for one occupant
    dolly
    a low bed to be slid under a higher bed
    waterbed
    a bed with a mattress made of strong plastic that is filled with water
    ziekenhuisbed
    a single bed with a frame in three sections so the head or middle or foot can be raised as required
    bovenbed
    the higher of two berths
  2. noun
    a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
    synonyms: bodemlaag, rustplaats, slaapgelegenheid, slaapplaats
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    kolenader, kolenlaag
    a seam of coal
    type of:
    aardlaag, grondlaag
    one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
  3. noun
    a depression forming the ground under a body of water
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    zeebodem, zeemansgraf
    the bottom of a sea or ocean
    type of:
    bluts, buts, deuk, kom, laagte
    a sunken or depressed geological formation
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