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1 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 bedecked with 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 bedevilled by 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.

bed|side /be dsa I d/