bed|ding /be d I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Bedding is sheets, duvets, and blankets that are used on beds.
be d|ding plant (bedding plants ) N‑COUNT A bedding plant is a plant which lasts for one year. It is put in a flower bed before it flowers, and is then removed when it has finished flowering.
be|deck /b I de k/ (bedecks , bedecking , bedecked ) VERB If flags or other ornaments bedeck a place, a lot of them have been hung up to decorate it. [LITERARY ] □ [V n] …flags bedecking the balcony.
be|decked /b I de kt/ ADJ [adv ADJ ] If a place is bedecked with flags or other ornaments, these things have been hung up to decorate it. [LITERARY ] □ [+ with/in ] The palace was bedecked with flags. ● COMB -bedecked is also a combining form. □ …a flower-bedecked stage.
be|dev|il /b I de v ə l/ (bedevils , bedevilling , bedevilled ) in AM, use bedeviling , bedeviled VERB If you are bedevilled by something unpleasant, it causes you a lot of problems over a period of time. [FORMAL ] □ [be V -ed] His career was bedevilled by injury. □ [V n] …a problem that has bedevilled service industries for decades.
bed|fellow /be dfeloʊ/ (bedfellows ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] You refer to two things or people as bedfellows when they have become associated or related in some way. □ Sex and death are strange bedfellows.
bed|head /be dhed/ (bedheads ) also bed-head N‑COUNT A bedhead is a board which is fixed to the end of a bed behind your head. [BRIT ] in AM, use headboard
bed|lam /be dləm/ N‑UNCOUNT Bedlam means a great deal of noise and disorder. People often say 'It was bedlam' to mean 'There was bedlam'. □ The crowd went absolutely mad. It was bedlam.
be d lin|en also bed-linen N‑UNCOUNT Bed linen is sheets and pillowcases. □ …crisp white cotton bed linen.
Bedou|in /be dʊ I n/ (Bedouins or Bedouin )
1 N‑COUNT A Bedouin is a member of a particular Arab tribe.
2 ADJ Bedouin means relating to the Bedouin people. □ …Bedouin carpets.
bed|pan /be dpæn/ (bedpans ) also bed-pan N‑COUNT A bedpan is a shallow bowl shaped like a toilet seat, which is used instead of a toilet by people who are too ill to get out of bed.
bed|post /be dpoʊst/ (bedposts ) also bed-post N‑COUNT A bedpost is one of the four vertical supports at the corners of a bed with an old-fashioned wooden or iron frame.
be|drag|gled /b I dræ g ə ld/ ADJ Someone or something that is bedraggled looks untidy because they have got wet or dirty. □ He looked weary and bedraggled. □ …a bedraggled group of journalists.
bed|rid|den /be dr I d ə n/ ADJ Someone who is bedridden is so ill or has such a severe disability that they cannot get out of bed. □ He had to spend two years bedridden with an injury. □ …bedridden patients.
bed|rock /be drɒk/
1 N‑SING The bedrock of something is the principles, ideas, or facts on which it is based. □ Mutual trust is the bedrock of a relationship. □ …the bedrock principles of British democratic socialism.
2 N‑UNCOUNT Bedrock is the solid rock in the ground which supports all the soil above it.
bed|roll /be droʊl/ (bedrolls ) also bed-roll N‑COUNT A bedroll is a rolled-up sleeping bag or other form of bedding, which you can carry with you.
bed|room ◆◇◇ /be druːm/ (bedrooms ) N‑COUNT A bedroom is a room used for sleeping in. □ …the spare bedroom. □ …a two-bedroom apartment.
-bedroomed /-be druːmd/ COMB -bedroomed combines with numbers to form adjectives which indicate how many bedrooms a particular house or flat has. □ …a two-bedroomed flat.
bed|side /be dsa I d/
1 N‑SING [usu N n] Your bedside is the area beside your bed. □ She put a cup of tea down on the bedside table. □ He drew a chair up to the bedside and sat down.
2 N‑SING [usu with poss] If you talk about being at someone's bedside , you are talking about being near them when they are ill in bed. □ She kept vigil at the bedside of her critically ill son.
be d|side ma n|ner N‑SING A doctor's bedside manner is the way in which they talk to their patients.
bed|sit /be ds I t/ (bedsits ) N‑COUNT A bedsit is a room you rent which you use for both living in and sleeping in. [BRIT ] □ He was living alone in a dingy bedsit in London.
bed|sitter /be ds I tə r / (bedsitters ) also bed-sitter N‑COUNT A bedsitter is the same as a bedsit . [BRIT ]
bed|sores /be dsɔː r z/ N‑PLURAL Bedsores are sore places on a person's skin, caused by having to lie in bed for a long time without changing position.
bed|spread /be dspred/ (bedspreads ) N‑COUNT A bedspread is a decorative cover which is put over a bed, on top of the sheets and blankets.
bed|stead /be dsted/ (bedsteads ) N‑COUNT A bedstead is the metal or wooden frame of an old-fashioned bed.
bed|time /be dta I m/ N‑UNCOUNT Your bedtime is the time when you usually go to bed. □ It was eight-thirty, Trevor's bedtime. □ …bedtime stories.
bed|wet|ting /be dwet I ŋ/ also bed-wetting N‑UNCOUNT Bedwetting means urinating in bed, usually by small children.
bee /biː / (bees )