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bed vs streambed

streambed vs bed

bed and streambed both are nouns.

bed is a verb but streambed is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bed Yes No Yes No
streambed Yes No No No
As nouns, streambed is a hyponym of bed; that is, streambed is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bed:
  • bed: a depression forming the ground under a body of water
  • streambed: a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream
bed (noun) streambed (noun)
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream
a plot of ground in which plants are growing
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) streambed (verb)
prepare for sleep
have sexual intercourse with
put to bed
place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
furnish with a bed
Difference between bed and streambed

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