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| abed |
in bed; confined to bed. |
| air mattress |
a mattress filled with air, used esp. for camping, mobile living, or as an extra bed for visitors. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. (Cf. eluvium.) |
| aquifer |
a bed of rock, sand, or gravel that can hold great quantities of water and supplies it to wells and springs. |
| astir |
out of bed; awake and up. [1/2 definitions] |
| B and B |
abbreviation of "Bed and Breakfast"; a small inn. |
| bed |
to put to bed (often fol. by "down"). [2/10 definitions] |
| bedcovering |
something such as a bedspread or blanket that is used to cover a bed; bedcover. |
| bedding |
blankets, sheets, pillows, and other coverings for a bed. [2 definitions] |
| bedfast |
obliged to stay in bed, as due to illness; bedridden. |
| bedfellow |
a person who sleeps in the same bed as another. [1/2 definitions] |
| Bedford Stuyvesant |
a neighborhood in the the New York City borough of Brooklyn, sometimes referred to as "Bed Stuy." |
| bed jacket |
a woman's loose garment designed to be worn over a nightgown while sitting up in bed. |
| bedpan |
a shallow pan used as a toilet by a person who cannot get out of bed. |
| bedpost |
one of the vertical supports at the corners of a bed. |
| bed rest |
resting in bed. |
| bedridden |
confined to bed by weakness or illness, esp. for a long time. |
| bedsheet |
a sheet to be used on a bed. |
| bedside |
the space beside a bed, especially of a sick person. [2 definitions] |
| bedspread |
a covering for a bed. |
| bedstead |
the framework that supports the springs and mattress of a bed. |
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