name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bedding
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /ˈbɛdɪŋ/
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US: [ˈbɛɾɪŋ]
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rhymes with -ɛdɪŋ
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homophone: betting
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CMU ARPABET: B EH1 D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bedclothes, bedlinen, bedsheet
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The textiles associated with the bed, as well as the mattress, bedframe, or bed base (such as box spring).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: litter
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A structure occurring in granite and similar massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined planes horizontally or parallel to the land surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 6
The temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays, during spring, summer or winter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
present participle and gerund of bed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 8
coverings that are used on a bed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bedclothes, bed clothing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cloth covering
Narrower terms: bedroll, bedspread, bedcover, bed cover, bed covering, counterpane, spread, blanket, cover, mattress cover, quilt, comforter, comfort, puff, throw
noun
Meaning 9
material used to provide a bed for animals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bedding material, litter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: material, stuff
History
Etymology
From Middle English bedding, beddyng, from Old English bedding (“bedding”), equivalent to bed + -ing.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: yorğan-döşək — bedlinen
- Czech: povlečení — bedlinen
- Czech: lůžkoviny — bedlinen
- Czech: ložní prádlo — bedlinen
- Danish: sengetøj — bedlinen
- Dutch: beddengoed — bedlinen
- Esperanto: litaĵo — bedlinen
- Ewe: abaɖonuwo — bedlinen
- Finnish: vuodevaatteet — bedlinen
- North Frisian: beedswåår — bedlinen
- German: Bettwäsche — bedlinen
- German: Bettzeug — bedlinen
- Hebrew: מַצָּע (matsá) — bedlinen
- Hungarian: ágynemű — bedlinen
- Ingrian: alus — bedlinen
- Ingrian: tila — bedlinen
- Ingrian: voovve — bedlinen
- Irish: cóir leapa — bedlinen
- Irish: córacha leapa — bedlinen
- Irish: éadach leapa — bedlinen
- Irish: éadaí leapa — bedlinen
- Italian: biancheria da letto — bedlinen
- Italian: lenzuola — bedlinen
- Macedonian: постелнина (postelnina) — bedlinen
- Mongolian: ор дэрний хэрэгсэл (or dernii xeregsel) — bedlinen
- Norwegian Bokmål: sengetøy — bedlinen
- Norwegian Nynorsk: sengetøy — bedlinen
- Plautdietsch: Badinj — bedlinen
- Polish: pościel — bedlinen
- Portuguese: roupa de cama — bedlinen
- Punjabi: ਬਿਸਤਰਾ (bistarā) — bedlinen
- Russian: посте́льное бельё (postélʹnoje belʹjó) — bedlinen
- Russian: бельё (belʹjó) — bedlinen
- Scottish Gaelic: aodach-leapa — bedlinen
- Serbo-Croatian: постељина — bedlinen
- Serbo-Croatian: posteljina — bedlinen
- Spanish: ropa de cama — bedlinen
- Swedish: sängkläder — bedlinen
- Chinese Mandarin: 垫料 — material for animals to lie on
- French: litière — material for animals to lie on
- Hungarian: alom — material for animals to lie on
- Macedonian: простирка (prostirka) — material for animals to lie on
- Polish: podściółka — material for animals to lie on
- Portuguese: cama — material for animals to lie on
- Russian: подсти́лка (podstílka) — material for animals to lie on
- Spanish: lecho — material for animals to lie on
- Irish: cisealú — geology: structure occurring in massive rocks that allows them to split in parallel horizontal planes
- Irish: cisealúchán — geology: structure occurring in massive rocks that allows them to split in parallel horizontal planes
- Polish: cios pokładowy — geology: structure occurring in massive rocks that allows them to split in parallel horizontal planes
- Russian: напластова́ние (naplastovánije) — geology: structure occurring in massive rocks that allows them to split in parallel horizontal planes
- Polish: nasadzenie rabat — horticulture: the temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds