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BEDROOM DICTIONARY

bed: 1 piece of furniture that one sleeps on. 2 bottom of a sea or a river. 3 flat base on witch something rests. 4 piece of ground for growing plants. 5 [idm] go to bed with sb: have sexual intercourse with sb. bedclothes: sheets, blankets, etc on a bed. bedpan: container for use as a toilet by sb ill in bed. bedridden: too ill or weak to get out of bed.

bedroom: room for sleeping in

cabin: 1 small room or compartment in a ship or aircraft. 2 small wooden hut

chamber: 1 [formerly] room. 2 [room used by a] law-making group

dream: n 1 thoughts or images experienced in a person's mind during sleep. 2 something that one thinks about a lot but is unlikely to happen: his ~ of becoming president. 3 wonderful person or thing

dream: v 1 have a dream; experience sth in a dream. 2 imagine [sth]. 3 [idm] not dream of sth/doing sth: not consider doing sth; never do sth: I wouldn't ~ of allowing you to pay. 4 dream sth up: think of sth foolish

dreamer: 1 person who dreams. 2 person with impractical ideas

insomnia: lack of sleep; inability to sleep, especially when chronic; wakefulness; sleeplessness.

sleep: n 1 condition when the body is at rest with the eyes closed, mostly at night. 2 period of sleep. 3 [idm] go to sleep: begin to sleep. put to sleep: [a] make somebody fall asleep, esp by using an anaesthetic. [b] kill [an animal] eg because it is ill. sleepless adj without sleep

sleep: v 1 be in a state of sleep. 2 have enough beds etc for: a flat that ~s six. 3 [idm] sleep like a log/top: sleep well. sleep tight [used to wish sb a good night's sleep]. 4 sleep around: have sexual intercourse with a lot of people. sleep in: sleep later than one ought to. sleep sth off: recover from [drunkenness, etc] by sleeping. sleep on sth: leave a problem, etc to the next day. sleep through sth: not be woken by [a noise]. sleep with sb: have sexual intercourse with sb.

sleeping-bag: bag with warm lining for sleeping in

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