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Bed

An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a couch. Specifically: A sack or mattress, filled with some soft material, in distinction from the bedstead on which it is placed (as, a feather bed), or this with the bedclothes added. In a general sense, any thing or place used for sleeping or reclining on or in, as a quantity of hay, straw, leaves, or twigs.

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Verb group 2

Neck 84% connected

The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.

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Neck 84% connected

The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the trunk.

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Artefact 76% connected

a man-made object taken as a whole

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Artifact 76% connected

a man-made object taken as a whole

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Base 76% connected

Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.

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Copulate 76% connected

Joined; associated; coupled.

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Couple 76% connected

That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.

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Depression 76% connected

The act of depressing.

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Foot 76% connected

The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing,…

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Foundation 76% connected

The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.

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Fundament 76% connected

Foundation.

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Furnish 76% connected

To supply with anything necessary, useful, or appropriate; to provide; to equip; to fit out, or fit up; to adorn; as, to furnish a family with provis…

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Go 76% connected

Gone.

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Groundwork 76% connected

That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle.

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Lay 76% connected

of Lie, to recline.

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Mate 76% connected

The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (Ilex Paraguensis). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, a…

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Offer 76% connected

To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with up.

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Pair 76% connected

A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair or flight of stairs. "A pair of beads." Chaucer. Beau. & Fl. "Fou…

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Patch 76% connected

A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old garment to cover a…

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Place 76% connected

Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…

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Plant 76% connected

A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though c…

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Plot 76% connected

A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot.

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Pose 76% connected

Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast.

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Position 76% connected

The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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Provide 76% connected

To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare.

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Put 76% connected

A pit.

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Render 76% connected

One who rends.

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Set 76% connected

of Set

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Stratum 76% connected

A bed of earth or rock of one kind, formed by natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of layers, which form a rock as it lies between beds…

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Substructure 76% connected

Same as Substruction.

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Supply 76% connected

To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an a…

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Surface 76% connected

The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face; superficies; the outside; as, t…

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Travel 76% connected

To labor; to travail.

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Narrower term 25

Backing 76% connected

of Back

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Berth 76% connected

Convenient sea room.

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Blanket 76% connected

A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing; also, a similar fabric used as a robe; or any fabric used as…

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Bunk 76% connected

A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.

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Cot 76% connected

A small house; a cottage or hut.

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Couch 76% connected

To lay upon a bed or other resting place.

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Course 76% connected

The act of moving from one point to another; progress; passage.

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Cushion 76% connected

A case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material, and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad.

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Davy Jones 76% connected

The spirit of the sea; sea devil; -- a term used by sailors.

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Deathbed 76% connected

The bed in which a person dies; hence, the closing hours of life of one who dies by sickness or the like; the last sickness.

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Four-poster 76% connected

A large bedstead with tall posts at the corners to support curtains.

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Hammock 76% connected

A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.

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Hotbed 76% connected

A bed of earth heated by fermenting manure or other substances, and covered with glass, intended for raising early plants, or for nourishing exotics.

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Lift 76% connected

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

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Mount 76% connected

A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land; a mountain; a high hill; -- used always ins…

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Overlay 76% connected

To lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively upon.

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Ply 76% connected

To bend.

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Roadbed 76% connected

In railroads, the bed or foundation on which the superstructure (ties, rails, etc.) rests; in common roads, the whole material laid in place and read…

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Row 76% connected

Rough; stern; angry.

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Sack 76% connected

A name formerly given to various dry Spanish wines.

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Tier 76% connected

One who, or that which, ties.

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Truckle 76% connected

A small wheel or caster.

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Trundle 76% connected

A round body; a little wheel.

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Wall 76% connected

A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot; a wale.

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Water bed 76% connected

A kind of mattress made of, or covered with, waterproof fabric and filled with water. It is used in hospitals for bedridden patients.

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Manner of action 4

Bunk 76% connected

A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.

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Fornicate 76% connected

Alt. of Fornicated

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have 76% connected

of Have

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Take 76% connected

Taken.

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Derivationally related 4

Layer 74% connected

One who, or that which, lays.

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Layer 74% connected

One who, or that which, lays.

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Love 74% connected

A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderne…

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Love 74% connected

A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderne…

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Containing whole 5

Bedchamber 70% connected

A chamber for a bed; an apartment form sleeping in.

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Bedroom 70% connected

A room or apartment intended or used for a bed; a lodging room.

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Chamber 70% connected

A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.

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Laminate 70% connected

Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates, scales, or layers, one over another; laminated.

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Press 70% connected

An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to mar…

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Component part 2

Bedstead 70% connected

A framework for supporting a bed.

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Mattress 70% connected

A quilted bed; a bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened.

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Synonym 9

Bang 92% connected

To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.

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Bottom 92% connected

The lowest part of anything; the foot; as, the bottom of a tree or well; the bottom of a hill, a lane, or a page.

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Hump 92% connected

A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back.

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Know 92% connected

Knee.

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Layer 92% connected

One who, or that which, lays.

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Love 92% connected

A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderne…

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Retire 92% connected

To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.

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Screw 92% connected

A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it spirally at a constant inclination, so as to l…

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Seam 92% connected

Grease; tallow; lard.

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