COMB
[usu ADJ
n]
-bedded
combines with numbers to form adjectives which indicate how many beds a room contains. □
…a four-bedded room.
2
COMB
-bedded
combines with words such as 'twin' or 'double' to form adjectives which indicate what kind of beds a room contains. □
…twin-bedded cabins.
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
bedeckedwith
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 bedevilledby
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.