ETYM AS. bed, bedd; akin to OS. bed, Dutch bed, bedde, Icel. bedr, Dan. bed, Swed. bädd, Goth. badi, Old High Germ. betti, German bett, bette, bed, beet a plat of ground; all of uncertain origin.
In geology, a single sedimentary rock unit with a distinct set of physical characteristics or contained fossils, readily distinguishable from those of beds above and below. Well-defined partings called bedding planes separate successive beds or strata.
The depth of a bed can vary from a fraction of a centimeter to several meters or yards, and can extend over any area. The term is also used to indicate the floor beneath a body of water (lake bed) and a layer formed by a fall of particles (ash bed).
1. (Geology) A stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock).
2. A depression forming the ground under a body of water; SYN. bottom.
3. A foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track.
4. A piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep.
5. A plot of ground in which plants are growing. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. burth, birth, AS. beordt, gebyrd, from beran to bear, bring forth; akin to Dutch geboorte, Old High Germ. burt, giburt, German geburt, Icel. burthr, Skr. bhrti bearing, supporting; cf. Irish and Gael. beirthe born, brought forth. Related to Bear, Berth.
(Homonym: berth).
1. The event of being born; SYN. nativity, nascency, nascence.
2. The time when something begins (especially life); or.
Act of producing live young from within the body of female animals. Both viviparous and ovoviviparous animals give birth to young. In viviparous animals, embryos obtain nourishment from the mother via a placenta or other means.
In ovoviviparous animals, fertilized eggs develop and hatch in the oviduct of the mother and gain little or no nourishment from maternal tissues. See also pregnancy. + prikaži više

ETYM Cf. OSw. bunke heap, also boaring, flooring. Related to Bunch.
1. A long trough for feeding cattle; SYN. feed bunk.
2. A rough bed (as at a campsite).