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| B and B |
abbreviation of "Bed and Breakfast"; a small inn. |
| bathrobe |
A bathrobe is something that some people wear after a bath or before going to bed, or they wear it in the morning when they get up. It is a little like a long jacket, but it's soft and comfortable. Some people wear a bathrobe at home just to relax. We often call a bathrobe a robe. |
| bed |
A bed is something you sleep on. [4 definitions] |
| bedding |
blankets, sheets, pillows, and other coverings for a bed. [2 definitions] |
| bedpan |
a shallow pan used as a toilet by a person who cannot get out of bed. |
| bedside |
the space beside a bed, especially of a sick person. [2 definitions] |
| bedspread |
a covering for a bed. |
| bedtime |
the usual time when a person goes to bed or is supposed to go to bed. |
| blanket |
a thick piece of material used on a bed for warmth or worn as clothing. [1/3 definitions] |
| bunk1 |
a small, single bed attached to a wall. [1/2 definitions] |
| camp bed |
the British word for a small portable bed that folds up. "Camp bed" has the same meaning as "cot." |
| cold |
When you have a cold, you are a little sick. You might cough, sneeze, and have a headache. If you have a bad cold, you may have to rest in bed. [1/5 definitions] |
| cot1 |
a small bed that folds up. [2 definitions] |
| cover |
(plural) things such as blankets, sheets, and quilts that are used on a bed. [1/7 definitions] |
| cozy |
When you feel cozy, you feel warm and comfortable and safe. When something is cozy, it makes you feel this way. Something that is cozy is often small, like a small room or bed, but it gives you a nice feeling. |
| cradle |
a baby's bed set on rockers. [1/4 definitions] |
| crib |
a bed with high sides for a baby or young child. [1/3 definitions] |
| directly |
If you go directly home after school, you go straight there. You don't go anywhere else before you go home. If you go to bed directly after brushing your teeth, you don't do anything between brushing your teeth and going to bed. [1/3 definitions] |
| dress |
When you dress, you put clothes on yourself. For the same meaning, we often say "get dressed." People usually dress in the morning after they get out of bed. [1/6 definitions] |
| energy |
When something has energy, it has power to do work or be active. You need energy to walk, run, climb, or even to get out of bed in the morning. [1/3 definitions] |
| entire |
If you have the entire set of books by an author, it means that you have all the books that that author wrote. If your entire collection of rocks is in a big box under your bed, then every rock of your collection is there. [1/2 definitions] |
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