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1 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] A piece of clothing, a colour, or a hairstyle that is becoming makes the person who is wearing it look attractive. [OLD-FASHIONED ] □  Softer fabrics are much more becoming than stiffer ones. ●  be|com|ing|ly ADV □  Her dress was of blue silk, quite light, and becomingly open at the neck.

2 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] Behaviour that is becoming is appropriate and proper in the circumstances. □  This behaviour is not any more becoming among our politicians than it is among our voters.

bed ◆◆◇ /be d/ (beds )

1 N‑COUNT A bed is a piece of furniture that you lie on when you sleep. □  She went into her bedroom and lay down on the bed. □  We finally went to bed at about 4am. □  By the time we got back from dinner, Nona was already in bed. □  When she had gone, Sam and Robina put the children to bed.

2 N‑COUNT If a place such as a hospital or a hotel has a particular number of beds , it is able to hold that number of patients or guests.

3 N‑COUNT [usu n N ] A bed in a garden or park is an area of ground that has been specially prepared so that plants can be grown in it. □  …beds of strawberries and rhubarb.

4 N‑COUNT A bed of shellfish or plants is an area in the sea or in a lake where a particular type of shellfish or plant is found in large quantities. □  The whole lake was rimmed with thick beds of reeds.

5 N‑COUNT [usu sing] The sea bed or a river bed is the ground at the bottom of the sea or of a river. □  For three weeks a big operation went on to recover the wreckage from the sea bed.

6 N‑COUNT A bed of rock is a layer of rock that is found within a larger area of rock. □  Between the white limestone and the greyish pink limestone is a thin bed of clay.

7 N‑COUNT [usu sing] If a recipe or a menu says that something is served on a bed of a food such as rice or vegetables, it means it is served on a layer of that food. □ [+ of ] Heat the curry thoroughly and serve it on a bed of rice.

8 → see also -bedded , bedding

9 PHRASE To go to bed with someone means to have sex with them.

10 PHRASE If you say that someone has made their bed and must lie in it , you mean that since they have chosen to do a particular thing, they must now accept the unpleasant results of their action.

11 PHRASE When you make the bed , you neatly arrange the sheets and covers of a bed so that it is ready to sleep in.

12bed of roses → see rose

BEd /biː e d/ (BEds ) in AM, use B.Ed. N‑COUNT A BEd is a degree which usually takes four years to complete and which qualifies someone to teach in a school. BEd is an abbreviation for 'Bachelor of Education.' Compare PGCE .

be d and brea k|fast (bed and breakfasts ) also bed-and-breakfast

1 N‑UNCOUNT Bed and breakfast is a system of accommodation in a hotel or guest house, in which you pay for a room for the night and for breakfast the following morning. The abbreviation B&B is also used. [mainly BRIT ] □  Bed and breakfast costs from £30 per person per night.

2 N‑COUNT A bed and breakfast is a guest house that provides bed and breakfast accommodation. The abbreviation B&B is also used. [mainly BRIT ] □  Accommodation can be arranged at local bed and breakfasts.

be|daz|zled /b I dæ z ^ə ld/ ADJ If you are bedazzled by someone or something, you are so amazed and impressed by them that you feel confused. □ [+ by ] Many people are bedazzled by fame.

bed|bug /be dbʌg/ (bedbugs ) N‑COUNT A bedbug is a small insect with a round body and no wings which lives in dirty houses and feeds by biting people and sucking their blood when they are in bed.

bed|chamber /be dtʃe I mbə ^r / (bedchambers ) also bed-chamber N‑COUNT A bedchamber is a bedroom . [FORMAL ]

bed|clothes /be dkloʊðz/ N‑PLURAL Bedclothes are the sheets and covers which you put over yourself when you get into bed.

-bedded /-be d I d/