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BEd: abbrev. Bachelor of Education

bed:

n. 1) a piece of furniture incorporating a mattress or other surface for sleeping or resting on > a place for a patient in a hospital > informal used with reference to a bed as a place for sexual activity. 2) an area of ground where flowers and plants are grown. 3) a flat base or foundation on which something rests or is supported > chiefly N. Amer, the open part of a truck or cart, where goods are carried. 4) a stratum or layer of rock. 5) the bottom of the sea or a lake or river. > a place on the seabed where the shellfish breed or are bred.

v. (beds, bedding, bedded) 1) provide with sleeping accommodation. > (bed down) settle down for the night in an improvised place. 2) informal have sex with. 3) (bed something out) transfer a plant from a pot or seed tray to the ground. 4) fix firmly; embed. > lay or arrange in a layer.

PHRASES: 'bed and board' > lodging and food; 'bed of nails' > a board with nails pointing out of it, as lain on by fakirs and ascetics; 'a bed of roses' > [usu. with neg.] a situation or activity that is comfortable or easy; 'be brought to bed' > archaic (of a woman) give birth to a child; 'get out of bed on the wrong side' > start the day in a bad mood, which continues all day long; 'put something to bed' > informal make a newspaper ready for press.

Traditionally, this piece of furniture was considered the most important in the house, a status symbol.

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