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lay vs bed

bed vs lay

lay and bed both are nouns.

lay is an adjective but bed is not an adjective.

lay and bed both are verbs.

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

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