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- [bed-ing]
- /ˈbɛd ɪŋ/
- /ˈbed.ɪŋ/
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- [bed-ing]
- /ˈbɛd ɪŋ/
Definitions of bedding word
- uncountable noun bedding Bedding is sheets, blankets, and covers that are used on beds. 3
- noun bedding bedclothes, sometimes considered together with a mattress 3
- noun bedding litter, such as straw, for animals 3
- noun bedding something acting as a foundation, such as mortar under a brick 3
- noun bedding the arrangement of a mass of rocks into distinct layers; stratification 3
- noun bedding mattresses and bedclothes 3
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Origin of bedding
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English; see bed, -ing1
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Parts of speech for Bedding
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bedding popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bedding usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bedding
noun bedding
- sheet — Nautical. a rope or chain for extending the clews of a square sail along a yard. a rope for trimming a fore-and-aft sail. a rope or chain for extending the lee clew of a course.
- quilt — a coverlet for a bed, made of two layers of fabric with some soft substance, as wool or down, between them and stitched in patterns or tufted through all thicknesses in order to prevent the filling from shifting.
- bedspread — A bedspread is a decorative cover which is put over a bed, on top of the sheets and blankets.
- blanket — A blanket is a large square or rectangular piece of thick cloth, especially one which you put on a bed to keep you warm.
- bed linen — Bed linen is sheets and pillowcases.
Antonyms for bedding
noun bedding
- imbedding — embedding.
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