Bedewing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bedew
Bedew (v. t.) To moisten with dew, or as with dew.
Bedewer (n.) One who, or that which, bedews.
Bedewy (a.) Moist with dew; dewy.
Bedfellow (n.) One who lies with another in the same bed; a person who shares one's couch.
Bedfere Bedphere (n.) A bedfellow.
Bedgown (n.) A nightgown.
Bedight (p. p.) of Bedight
Bedighted () of Bedight
Bedight (v. t.) To bedeck; to array or equip; to adorn.
Bedimmed (imp. & p. p.) of Bedim
Bedimming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bedim
Bedim (v. t.) To make dim; to obscure or darken.
Bedizen (v. t.) To dress or adorn tawdrily or with false taste.
Bedizenment (n.) That which bedizens; the act of dressing, or the state of being dressed, tawdrily.
Bedkey (n.) An instrument for tightening the parts of a bedstead.
Bedlam (n.) A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse.
Bedlam (n.) An insane person; a lunatic; a madman.
Bedlam (n.) Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.
Bedlam (a.) Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse.
Bedlamite (n.) An inhabitant of a madhouse; a madman.
Bedmaker (n.) One who makes beds.
Bed-molding (n.) Alt. of Bed-moulding
Bed-moulding (n.) The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona.
Bedote (v. t.) To cause to dote; to deceive.
Bedouin (n.) One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, esp. in the deserts.
Bedouin (a.) Pertaining to the Bedouins; nomad.
Bedpan (n.) A pan for warming beds.
Bedpan (n.) A shallow chamber vessel, so constructed that it can be used by a sick person in bed.
Bedphere (n.) See Bedfere.
Bedpiece (n.) Alt. of Bedplate
Bedplate (n.) The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed; -- called also baseplate and soleplate.
Bedpost (n.) One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the canopy over a bedstead.
Bedpost (n.) Anciently, a post or pin on each side of the bed to keep the clothes from falling off. See Bedstaff.
Bedquilt (n.) A quilt for a bed; a coverlet.
Bedrabble (v. t.) To befoul with rain and mud; to drabble.
Bedraggled (imp. & p. p.) of Bedraggle
Bedraggling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bedraggle
Bedraggle (v. t.) To draggle; to soil, as garments which, in walking, are suffered to drag in dust, mud, etc.
Bedrenched (imp. & p. p.) of Bedrench
Bedrenching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bedrench
Bedrench (v. t.) To drench; to saturate with moisture; to soak.
Bedribble (v. t.) To dribble upon.
Bedrid (v. i.) Alt. of Bedridden
Bedridden (v. i.) Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity.
Bedright Bedrite (n.) The duty or privilege of the marriage bed.
Bedrizzle (v. t.) To drizzle upon.
Bed rock () The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig.
Bedroom (n.) A room or apartment intended or used for a bed; a lodging room.
Bedroom (n.) Room in a bed.
Bedrop (v. t.) To sprinkle, as with drops.
Bedrug (v. t.) To drug abundantly or excessively.
Bed screw () A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies, and assisting in launching.
Bed screw () A long screw formerly used to fasten a bedpost to one of the adjacent side pieces.
Bedside (n.) The side of a bed.
Bedsite (n.) A recess in a room for a bed.
Bedsore (n.) A sore on the back or hips caused by lying for a long time in bed.
Bedspread (n.) A bedquilt; a counterpane; a coverlet.
Bedstaves (pl. ) of Bedstaff
Bedstaff (n.) "A wooden pin stuck anciently on the sides of the bedstead, to hold the clothes from slipping on either side."
Bedstead (n.) A framework for supporting a bed.
Bed steps () Steps for mounting a bed of unusual height.
Bedstock (n.) The front or the back part of the frame of a bedstead.
Bedstraw (n.) Straw put into a bed.
Bedstraw (n.) A genus of slender herbs, usually with square stems, whorled leaves, and small white flowers.
Bedswerver (n.) One who swerves from and is unfaithful to the marriage vow.
Bedtick (n.) A tick or bag made of cloth, used for inclosing the materials of a bed.
Bedtime (n.) The time to go to bed.
Beducked (imp. & p. p.) of Beduck
Beduck (v. t.) To duck; to put the head under water; to immerse.
Beduin (n.) See Bedouin.
Bedunged (imp. & p. p.) of Bedung
Bedung (v. t.) To cover with dung, as for manuring; to bedaub or defile, literally or figuratively.
Bedust (v. t.) To sprinkle, soil, or cover with dust.
Bedward (adv.) Towards bed.
Bedwarfed (imp. & p. p.) of Bedwarf
Bedwarf (v. t.) To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf.
Bedyed (imp. & p. p.) of Bedye
Bedyeing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bedye
Bedye (v. t.) To dye or stain.
Bee () p. p. of Be; -- used for been.
Bee (n.) An insect of the order Hymenoptera, and family Apidae (the honeybees), or family Andrenidae (the solitary bees.) See Honeybee.
Bee (n.) A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee.
Bee (n.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through; -- called also bee blocks.
Beebread (n.) A brown, bitter substance found in some of the cells of honeycomb. It is made chiefly from the pollen of flowers, which is collected by bees as food for their young.
Beeches (pl. ) of Beech
Beech (n.) A tree of the genus Fagus.
Beechen (a.) Consisting, or made, of the wood or bark of the beech; belonging to the beech.
Beechnut (n.) The nut of the beech tree.
Beech tree () The beech.
Beechy (a.) Of or relating to beeches.
Bee-eater (n.) A bird of the genus Merops, that feeds on bees. The European species (M. apiaster) is remarkable for its brilliant colors.
Bee-eater (n.) An African bird of the genus Rhinopomastes.
Beef (n.) An animal of the genus Bos, especially the common species, B. taurus, including the bull, cow, and ox, in their full grown state; esp., an ox or cow fattened for food.
Beef (n.) The flesh of an ox, or cow, or of any adult bovine animal, when slaughtered for food.
Beef (n.) Applied colloquially to human flesh.
Beef (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, beef.
Beefeater (n.) One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person.
Beefeater (n.) One of the yeomen of the guard, in England.
Beefeater (n.) An African bird of the genus Buphaga, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known.