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bed vs hotbed

hotbed vs bed

bed and hotbed both are nouns.

bed is a verb but hotbed is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bed Yes No Yes No
hotbed Yes No No No
As nouns, hotbed is a hyponym of bed; that is, hotbed is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bed:
  • bed: a plot of ground in which plants are growing
  • hotbed: a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants
Other hyponyms of bed include asparagus bed, bed of flowers, flower bed, flowerbed, seedbed, turnip bed.
bed (noun) hotbed (noun)
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants
a plot of ground in which plants are growing a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad)
a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track
the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
a depression forming the ground under a body of water
(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock)
bed (verb) hotbed (verb)
prepare for sleep
have sexual intercourse with
put to bed
place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
furnish with a bed
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