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1 N‑SING [usu N n] Your bedside is the area beside your bed. □  She put a cup of tea down on the bedside table. □  He drew a chair up to the bedside and sat down.

2 N‑SING [usu with poss] If you talk about being at someone's bedside , you are talking about being near them when they are ill in bed. □  She kept vigil at the bedside of her critically ill son.

be d|side ma n|ner N‑SING A doctor's bedside manner is the way in which they talk to their patients.

bed|sit /be ds I t/ (bedsits ) N‑COUNT A bedsit is a room you rent which you use for both living in and sleeping in. [BRIT ] □  He was living alone in a dingy bedsit in London.

bed|sitter /be ds I tə ^r / (bedsitters ) also bed-sitter N‑COUNT A bedsitter is the same as a bedsit . [BRIT ]

bed|sores /be dsɔː ^r z/ N‑PLURAL Bedsores are sore places on a person's skin, caused by having to lie in bed for a long time without changing position.

bed|spread /be dspred/ (bedspreads ) N‑COUNT A bedspread is a decorative cover which is put over a bed, on top of the sheets and blankets.

bed|stead /be dsted/ (bedsteads ) N‑COUNT A bedstead is the metal or wooden frame of an old-fashioned bed.

bed|time /be dta I m/ N‑UNCOUNT Your bedtime is the time when you usually go to bed. □  It was eight-thirty, Trevor's bedtime. □  …bedtime stories.

bed|wet|ting /be dwet I ŋ/ also bed-wetting N‑UNCOUNT Bedwetting means urinating in bed, usually by small children.

bee /biː / (bees )

1 N‑COUNT A bee is an insect with a yellow-and-black striped body that makes a buzzing noise as it flies. Bees make honey, and can sting.

2 PHRASE If you have a bee in your bonnet about something, you are so enthusiastic or worried about it that you keep mentioning it or thinking about it. □ [+ about ] He's got a bee in his bonnet about factory farming.

3 N‑COUNT [usu n N ] A bee is a social event where people get together for a competition or to do something such as sew. [AM ] □  That year I won first prize in the spelling bee.

Beeb /biː b/ N‑PROPER The BBC is sometimes called the Beeb . [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  He joined the Beeb at 19.

beech /biː tʃ/ (beeches ) N‑VAR A beech or a beech tree is a tree with a smooth grey trunk. □  …the branch of a huge beech. ● N‑UNCOUNT Beech is the wood of this tree. □  The worktop is made of solid beech.

beef /biː f/ (beefs , beefing , beefed )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Beef is the meat of a cow, bull, or ox. □  …roast beef. □  …beef stew.

2 → see also corned beef

▸  beef up PHRASAL VERB If you beef up something, you increase, strengthen, or improve it. □ [V P n] Both sides are still beefing up their military strength. □ [V -ed P ] …a beefed up police presence. [Also V n P ]

beef|bur|ger /biː fbɜː ^r gə ^r / (beefburgers ) also beef burger N‑COUNT A beefburger is the same as a hamburger . [BRIT ] □  … beefburgers and chips.

beef|cake /biː fke I k/ (beefcakes ) N‑VAR [oft N n] Attractive men with large muscles can be referred to as beefcake . [INFORMAL ] □  …beefcake photos.

Beef|eater /biː fiːtə/ (Beefeaters ) N‑COUNT Beefeaters are guards at the Tower of London. They wear a uniform made in the style of the sixteenth century. [BRIT ]

beef|steak /biː fste I k/ (beefsteaks ) also beef steak N‑VAR Beefsteak is steak .

beefy /biː fi/ (beefier , beefiest ) ADJ [usu ADJ n] Someone, especially a man, who is beefy has a big body and large muscles. □  …a beefy red-faced Englishman.

bee|hive /biː ha I v/ (beehives ) N‑COUNT A beehive is a structure in which bees are kept, designed so that the beekeeper can collect the honey that they produce.

bee|keeper /biː kiːpə ^r / (beekeepers ) N‑COUNT A beekeeper is a person who owns and takes care of bees.

bee|keeping /biː kiːp I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Beekeeping is the practice of owning and taking care of bees.