Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
bedding |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Bed, A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast; bedclothes; litter., The state or position of beds and layers. |
bedagat |
noun |
The sacred books of the Buddhists in Burmah. |
bedcord |
noun |
A cord or rope interwoven in a bedstead so as to support the bed. |
bedegar |
noun |
A gall produced on rosebushes, esp. on the sweetbrier or eglantine, by a puncture from the ovipositor of a gallfly (Rhodites rosae). It was once supposed to have medicinal properties. |
bedelry |
noun |
Beadleship. |
bedevil |
verb t. |
To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment., To spoil; to corrupt. |
bedewed |
imp. & past participle |
of Bedew |
bedewer |
noun |
One who, or that which, bedews. |
bedgown |
noun |
A nightgown. |
bedight |
past participle |
of Bedight, To bedeck; to array or equip; to adorn. |
bedizen |
verb t. |
To dress or adorn tawdrily or with false taste. |
bedouin |
noun |
One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, esp. in the deserts., Pertaining to the Bedouins; nomad. |
bedpost |
noun |
One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the canopy over a bedstead., Anciently, a post or pin on each side of the bed to keep the clothes from falling off. See Bedstaff. |
bedroom |
noun |
A room or apartment intended or used for a bed; a lodging room., Room in a bed. |
bedside |
noun |
The side of a bed. |
bedsite |
noun |
A recess in a room for a bed. |
bedsore |
noun |
A sore on the back or hips caused by lying for a long time in bed. |
bedtick |
noun |
A tick or bag made of cloth, used for inclosing the materials of a bed. |
bedtime |
noun |
The time to go to bed. |
bedward |
adverb |
Towards bed. |
bedwarf |
verb t. |
To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf. |