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bed (/beɪd/) adj. Of a drinker who has reduced every Cyrillic distinction to the single sturdy letter Б, and then gone to bed. Jashala got bed and attempted to write the Cyrillic alphabet on a napkin. bed and boarded adj. Still drunk, and convinced that food and a place to sleep constitute a complete solution to the evening. Kyrianna was bed and boarded, ordering breakfast while the plates were still being cleared. bed and breakfasted adj. Softened by drink into wanting only a room for the night and something hot in the morning, nothing else, no further questions. Laqueita arrived thoroughly bed and breakfasted, needing only a sofa and the promise of toast. bed bathed adj. Drunk and requiring the evening's washing to be conducted horizontally, with a glass of water within reach. Quanshae was bed bathed before midnight, clean enough and unwilling to negotiate the stairs. bed blockered adj. Drunk enough to remain in the household's only comfortable place while everyone searches for somewhere else to put you. Tanishia was bed blockered by half past ten, occupying the spare room and refusing relocation. bed blockinged adj. Drunk in a way that keeps the best sleeping place occupied while the rest of the household improvises. Baber was bed blockinged by eleven, leaving everyone else to negotiate cushions on the floor. bed bugged adj. Sharpened by drink into a persistent nocturnal nuisance, active whenever everyone else is trying to sleep. Tipene was bed bugged, appearing at each bedside to ask whether anyone wanted another drink. bed checked adj. Drunk, with the result that your presence in bed is inspected more than once before anyone trusts it. Shawauna was bed checked twice, having wandered from the bedroom to ask whether toast was ready. bed covered adj. Describing a drinker who has made the bed decorative by lying completely on top of it. Laika went bed covered after supper, arranged across the counterpane like a ceremonial display. bed framed adj. Drunk to the point where every room is measured by its suitability for supporting a mattress. Kiyla became bed framed and assessed Alauni's sitting room for structural possibilities. bed grounded adj. Drunk, with the result that the group settles where it stands and sleeps as livestock might. Ogechi was bed grounded, persuading Wynn that the hallway was adequate accommodation. bed haired adj. Drunk to the extent of waking with the household's cushions in your hair and no account of their journey. Romella was bed haired at breakfast, with a sofa cushion mark across one cheek. bed headed adj. Reduced by drink to a state of unkempt hair and recent awakening. Zendiya arrived bed headed, with the appearance of having just left sleep behind. bed jacketed adj. You have drunk enough to regard sitting upright briefly as a complete evening’s ambition. Lashai got bed jacketed and declined the stairs in favour of a cushion. bed linened adj. Drunk and unable to distinguish the sheet from the floor on the way upstairs. Tshwanda got lost in the bed linened state between the landing and the spare room. bed loaded adj. Drunk past the point of carrying the conversation, and now travelling along its bottom. Gevin went bed loaded and contributed only the weightiest parts of each discussion.