bed forms

  • 1Bed bug — Cimex lectularius Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …

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  • 2Bed rest — is a doctor s prescription to spend a longer period of time in bed.Adverse effectsProlonged bed rest has long been known to have deleterious physiological effects, such as muscle atrophy and other forms of deconditioning. Besides lack of physical …

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  • 3bed- —     bed     English meaning: to swell?     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schwellen”?     Material: O.Ind. badva m “ troop, heap; a certain high number “; O.C.S. (etc) bedro “ thigh “; Arm. port (*bodro ) “ navel, belly, center “. Maybe here Swe. dial.… …

    Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

  • 4bed — I UK [bed] / US noun Word forms bed : singular bed plural beds *** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a piece of furniture that you sleep on, consisting of a soft comfortable part called a mattress and a base double/single bed: The room had two single …

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  • 5bed — bedless, adj. bedlike, adj. /bed/, n., v., bedded, bedding. n. 1. a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well. 2. the mattress and bedclothes together with the bedstead of a bed. 3. the bedstead… …

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  • 6bed — bed1 W1S1 [bed] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sleep)¦ 2¦(sex)¦ 3¦(river/lake/sea)¦ 4¦(garden)¦ 5¦(rock)¦ 6¦(lowest layer)¦ 7¦(in river/water)¦ 8 get out of bed on the wrong side 9 not a bed of roses 10 you ve made your bed and you …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7bed — 1 noun /bed/ 1 SLEEP (C, U) a piece of furniture for sleeping on: a spare bed | a double bed | in bed: Simon lay in bed reading for hours. | go to bed: In the end, she went to bed without any fuss. | make the bed (=tidy the bed covers) | put sb… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8bed-blocker — UK [ˈbed ˌblɒkə(r)] / US [ˈbed ˌblɑkər] noun [countable] Word forms bed blocker : singular bed blocker plural bed blockers a person who cannot return home from hospital because he or she is not able to live alone, but who does not need medical… …

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  • 9bed and breakfast — UK / US noun Word forms bed and breakfast : singular bed and breakfast plural bed and breakfasts tourism a) [uncountable] the service of providing a room for the night and a meal the next morning The price is £30 for bed and breakfast. b)… …

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  • 10bed down — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms bed down : present tense I/you/we/they bed down he/she/it beds down present participle bedding down past tense bedded down past participle bedded down to lie down, or to put someone else into a… …

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