bedded

Planted in soil

Bedded is the past tense of bed, carrying its various meanings.

Plants are bedded when set into soil: She bedded the tulips along the walkway.

Bedded also means had sex with: He bedded her on their third date.

In geology, bedded describes rock formed in distinct layers: bedded limestone, bedded shale.

geology

strata

Parallel geological layers

outcrop · shale · limestone · sandstone · deposition · fossils · facies · stratigraphy · laminated · banded

embedded

set

Arrange in position

mounted · installed · seated · socketed · inlaid · encased · nestled · positioned · implanted · sunken

sleeping

sleep

Recurring unconscious repose

  • slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
  • restCessation of activity
  • napBrief daytime rest

overnight · lodged · accommodated · housed · quartered · billeted · guest · inn · hotel · hostel

planted

garden

Cultivated plant area

rooted · nursery · plot · cultivated · sown · compost · landscaped · annuals · perennials · bulbs

intimate

romance

Love and its excitement

  • loverRomantic intimate
  • partnerOne who shares activity
  • affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment

seduced · consummated · liaison · tryst · coupling · passion · conquest · dalliance · paramour · suitor

Categories
Opposites
physical placement/embedding

beddedloose

Not firmly secured

unmoored · floating · dislodged · uprooted · unfixed

geological stratification

beddedunstratified

Not separated into levels

massive · structureless · unbedded · homogeneous · disordered

SEXUAL ACTIVITY (slang)

beddedrejected

Refused or turned away

rebuffed · refused · spurned · turned down · celibate

Phrases
Family

bedding, embedded, embedding, embeddings

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