bedding
/ˈbɛdɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.40 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The textiles associated with the bed, as well as the mattress, bedframe, or bed base (such as box spring).
British usage; Countable; Uncountable
noun
A structure occurring in granite and similar massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined planes horizontally or parallel to the land surface.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays, during spring, summer or winter.
Countable; Uncountable
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "Hire of bedding, and food in the restaurant cars is cheap, and passengers are officially encouraged not to tip company's servants—but they do."
- "Similarly, the biotech giant Cargill has begun manufacturing a polymer from vegetable oils that is used in polyurethane foams, which is found in beddings, furniture and car-seat headrests."
Etymology
From Middle English bedding, beddyng, from Old English bedding (“bedding”), equivalent to bed + -ing.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: bedding
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɛdɪŋ/
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- British usage