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bed vs lay

lay vs bed

bed and lay both are nouns.

bed is not an adjective while lay is an adjective.

bed and lay both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bed Yes No Yes No
lay Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, lay is a hypernym of bed; that is, lay is a word with a broader meaning than bed:
  • bed: put to bed
  • lay: put into a certain place or abstract location
Other hypernyms of bed include place, pose, position, put, set.
bed (noun) lay (noun)
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep a narrative poem of popular origin
a plot of ground in which plants are growing a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
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 (adjective) lay (adjective)
not of or from a profession
characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
bed (verb) lay (verb)
prepare for sleep put in a horizontal position
have sexual intercourse with put into a certain place or abstract location
put to bed lay eggs
place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil prepare or position for action or operation
furnish with a bed impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
Difference between bed and lay

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