bedded

[bed-id] / ˈbɛd ɪd /

VERB

plant

Synonyms

STRONG

base embed establish fix found implant insert settle

WEAK

set up

Antonyms

STRONG

confuse destroy unsettle

Example Sentences

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The dead are placed in sealed vessels bedded with clover, hay and straw and equipped to regulate airflow, temperature and moisture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Trevor Bailey, who helps Shelter record the numbers, said the data did not give a true reflection of the problem because only people bedded down on the floor could be counted.

From BBC • May 29, 2025

I walked the wooded banks of the rivers that converge in the capital and found just a few dozen spots where men had bedded down on simple mats of cardboard or newspaper.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2024

As dusk approached, he bedded down at home in case the Israeli army advanced at nightfall.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2023

Here was an oaken sill, cut long ago and sanded clean and bedded true.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer