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bed vs overlay

overlay vs bed

bed and overlay both are nouns.

bed and overlay both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bed Yes No Yes No
overlay Yes No Yes No
As nouns, overlay is a hyponym of bed; that is, overlay is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bed:
  • bed: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
  • overlay: a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface
Other hyponyms of bed include backing, mount, blanket, course, row, cushion, interlayer, lift, ply, tier, wall.
bed (noun) overlay (noun)
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior
a plot of ground in which plants are growing a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface
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) overlay (verb)
prepare for sleep put something on top of something else
have sexual intercourse with kill by lying on
put to bed
place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
furnish with a bed
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