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bed–and–breakfast noun : an establishment offering lodging and breakfast

be·daub verb : to spread or daub over a surface : SMEAR

be·daz·zle verb : to confuse by or as if by a strong light; also : FASCINATE

— be·daz·zle·ment noun

bed·bug noun : a wingless bloodsucking bug infesting houses and esp. beds

bed·clothes noun plural : BEDDING 1

bed·ding noun 1 : materials for making up a bed

2 : FOUNDATION

be·deck verb : to furnish with something ornamental : ADORN

Synonyms

adorn, array, beautify, deck, decorate, do, dress, embellish, enrich, garnish, grace, ornament, trim—more at DECORATE

be·dev·il verb 1 : to cause distress : TORMENT

2 : CONFUSE, MUDDLE

Synonyms

afflict, agonize, curse, harrow, martyr, persecute, plague, rack, torment, torture—more at AFFLICT

be·dew verb : to wet with or as if with dew

bed·fast adjective : BEDRIDDEN

bed·fel·low noun 1 : one sharing the bed of another

2 : a close associate : ALLY

be·di·zen verb : to dress or adorn with showy or vulgar finery

bed·lam noun [ORIGIN: Bedlam, popular name for the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem, London, an insane asylum, fr. ME Bedlem Bethlehem]

1 often cap : an insane asylum

2 : a scene of uproar and confusion

Synonyms

circus, hell, madhouse—more at MADHOUSE

bed·ou·in or bed·u·in noun, plural bedouin or bedouins or beduin or beduins often cap [ORIGIN: ME Bedoyne, fr. MF bedoïn, fr. Ar badawī desert dweller]

: a nomadic Arab of the Arabian, Syrian, or No. African deserts

bed·pan noun : a shallow vessel used by a bedridden person for urination or defecation

bed·post noun : the post of a bed

be·drag·gled adjective : soiled and disordered as if by being drenched

bed·rid·den adjective : kept in bed by illness or weakness

1bedrock noun 1 : the solid rock underlying surface materials (as soil)

2 : the bottom of something considered as its foundation

Synonyms

base, basis, footing, foundation, ground, groundwork, keystone, underpinning—more at BASE

2bedrock adjective : solidly fundamental, basic, or reliable

bed·roll noun : bedding rolled up for carrying

bed·room noun : a room containing a bed and used esp. for sleeping

bed·side noun : the place beside a bed esp. of a sick or dying person

bed·sore noun : an ulceration of tissue deprived of adequate blood supply by prolonged pressure

bed·spread noun : a usu. ornamental cloth cover for a bed

Synonyms

counterpane, spread—more at COUNTERPANE

bed·stead noun : the framework of a bed

bed·time noun : time for going to bed

bed–wet·ting noun : involuntary discharge of urine esp. in bed during sleep

— bed–wet·ter noun

1bee noun : any of numerous 4-winged insects (as honeybees or bumblebees) that feed on nectar and pollen and that sometimes produce honey or have a painful sting

2bee noun : a gathering of people for a specific purpose

beech noun, plural beech·es or beech : any of a genus of deciduous hardwood trees with smooth gray bark and small sweet triangular nuts; also : the wood of a beech

— beech·en adjective

beech·nut noun : the nut of a beech

1beef noun, plural beefs or beeves 1 : the flesh of a steer, cow, or bull; also : the dressed carcass of a beef animal

2 : a steer, cow, or bull esp. when fattened for food

3 : MUSCLE, BRAWN

4 plural beefs : expression of grief, pain, or dissatisfaction : COMPLAINT

Synonyms

complaint, fuss, grievance, gripe, grumble, murmur, plaint, squawk—more at COMPLAINT

2beef verb 1 : to increase or add substance, strength, or power to : STRENGTHEN — usu. used with up

2 : to express grief, pain, or discontent : COMPLAIN

Synonyms

usually beef up [1] fortify, harden, strengthen, toughen—more at STRENGTHEN

usually beef up [1] amplify, boost, consolidate, deepen, enhance, heighten, intensify, magnify, redouble, step up—more at INTENSIFY

[2] bellyache, carp, complain, crab, gripe, grouse, growl, grumble, kick, moan, squawk, wail, whine—more