bed - noun

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

a plot of ground in which plants are growing

a depression forming the ground under a body of water

(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock)

a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit

single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance

the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.

a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track

bed - verb

• furnish with a bed
• place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
• put to bed
• prepare for sleep

bed - thesaurus

bottom   layer   retire   seam