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- [bedz]
- /bɛdz/
- /bed/
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- [bedz]
- /bɛdz/
Definitions of beds word
- abbreviation BEDS Bedfordshire 3
- noun beds a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well. 1
- noun beds the mattress and bedclothes together with the bedstead of a bed. 1
- noun beds the bedstead alone. 1
- noun beds the act of or time for sleeping: Now for a cup of cocoa and then bed. 1
- noun beds the use of a bed for the night; lodging: I reserved a bed at the old inn. 1
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Origin of beds
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Beds
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beds popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% 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".
beds usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for beds
noun beds
- furnishings — furnishings. furniture, carpeting, etc., for a house or room. articles or accessories of dress: men's furnishings.
- furniture — the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like.