bedaub, v. 1. besmear, smear, smirch, smudge; soil, stain, smutch, begrime; daub all over, blot, spot, blemish, splash, bespatter; blotch, mar, deface.
2. bedeck, deck out, bedizen, ornament gaudily or excessively; overdress, dress to the teeth, Sl. doll up, Sl. dude up, deck oneself out like Mrs. Astor's pet horse. bedclothes, n. coverings, bedding, bedclothing; covers, coverlets, blankets, quilts, comforters, counterpanes, bedspreads; sheets, sheet blankets, pillowcases, pillowslips, pillow shams, bedding, n. 1. covers, blankets, sheets. See bedclothes.
2. litter, straw, hay, tick filling, bedeck, v. 1. deck out, bedaub, bedizen, overdecorate, decorate gaudily or excessively.
2. array, decorate, ornament, beautify, enhance, bedevil, v. 1. torment, agonize, distress, harrow, worry; harass, tease, pester, annoy, chaff, vex, provoke, irritate, Sl. bug.
2. possess, bewitch, seduce, entice; put or cast a spell on, becharm, mesmerize, hypnotize; witch, hex, Inf. spook.
3. confuse, muddle, confound, frustrate; befuddle, rattle, ruffle.
4. beset, hamper, cause trouble, Sl. trip up. bedew, v. wet, dampen, moisten, sprinkle, besprinkle; humidify, spray, water; soak, drench, sop, imbue, make dank or muggy. bedim, v. dim, cloud, becloud, overcast, blot out; shade, shadow, darken, cover, screen, veil, cloak; eclipse, overshadow, envelop; obscure, befog, obfuscate. bedizen, v. bedaub, bedeck, dress gaudily. See bedaub (def. 2). bedlam, n. 1. insane asylum, madhouse, Sl. crazy house, Sl. booby hatch. Sl. nut house, Sl. cuckoo's nest, Sl. loony bin; sanatorium, sanctuary, asylum, retreat.
2. uproar, pandemonium, confusion, clamor, commotion, hubbub, furor; disorder, disarray, chaos, anarchy; jumble, litter, clutter. bedlamite, n. lunatic, madman, maniac, insane or crazy or deranged person, Sl. loony, Sl. nut, Sl. screwball, Sl. cuckoo; phrenetic, demoniac, energumen. bedraggle, v. draggle, muddy, begrime, sully, soil, smutch, besmirch; soak, soak through, drench, wet, saturate, besot; muss, mess, mess up, stain, beslobber, bedraggled, adj. draggled, muddied, grimy, sullied, soiled, smutched, besmirched, sloppy, filthy; soggy, dripping, soaking wet, wringing wet, drenched, drenched to the skin, sodden, splashed; slovenly, untidy, mussed messy, unkempt, stained, dirty, unclean, bedrid, adj. 1. See bedridden.
2. worn out, exhausted, tired, Sl. pooped, Sl. fagged out; decrepit, weakened, feeble, infirm; incapacitated, disabled, helpless, bedridden, adj. confined, confined to bed, Inf. flat on one's back, Inf. down and out, encouched; home-bound, shut-in, handicapped, beefy, adj. 1. brawny, muscular, strong, powerful, burly, sturdy, strapping, robust, stalwart, bouncing; thickset, stocky, solid, heavy, chunky; bulky, hulky, hulking; massive, massy, ponderous, gargantuan, elephantine.
2. obese, overweight, corpulent, gross; paunchy, potbellied, round-bellied, big-bellied, abdominous, Inf. bay-windowed, Inf. corporational, Sl. beer-bellied, Obs. gorbellied.
3. fat, plump, fleshy, rotund, buxom, well-fed; pudgy,