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blanket vs bed

bed vs blanket

blanket and bed both are nouns.

blanket is an adjective but bed is not an adjective.

blanket and bed both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
blanket Yes Yes Yes No
bed Yes No Yes No
As nouns, bed is a hypernym of blanket; that is, bed is a word with a broader meaning than blanket:
  • blanket: a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor
  • bed: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
Other hypernyms of blanket include layer.
blanket (noun) bed (noun)
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor a plot of ground in which plants are growing
anything that covers 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)
blanket (adjective) bed (adjective)
broad in scope or content
blanket (verb) bed (verb)
cover as if with a blanket prepare for sleep
form a blanket-like cover (over) have sexual intercourse with
put to bed
place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
furnish with a bed
Difference between blanket and bed

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