groundwork vs bed

bed vs groundwork

groundwork and bed both are nouns.

groundwork is not a verb while bed is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
groundwork	Yes	No	No	No
bed	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, bed is a hyponym of groundwork; that is, bed is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than groundwork:

groundwork: lowest support of a structure
bed: a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track

Other hyponyms of groundwork include mat, raft, raft foundation.

groundwork (noun)	bed (noun)
preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation	a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
lowest support of a structure	a plot of ground in which plants are growing
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained	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)

groundwork (verb)	bed (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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