Become

be-kum', v. [imp. became; p. p. become; becoming.] To pa from one condition to another; to enter into some new state. — v.t. To suit or be suitable to be congruous with, befit. [AS. becu- — man, to arrive, befall, 6e-and cum an, to come.] Becom'ing, a. Appropriate or fit; graceful; befitting. — Becom'ingly,«c/v. — Becom'ingne , Becquerel rays, bek-ker-el'. An invisible radiation from the salts of uranium and a few similar substances, capable of producing photographic effects. Bed, Something to sleep or rest in or on; matrimonial connection marriage a plat of ground in a garden; bottom of a body of water. (Geol.) A layer, seam, or stratum. Place on which anything rests. — To place in a bed; to plant and inclose or cover: to put m a place of rest and security. — v. To go to bed cohabit. [AS. bed, bedd, Goth. Inidi, Ic. bethr, G. bett, a bed.] — Bed'ding, Materials for a bed, for man or beast. {Geol.) Position of layers, etc. — Bed'rid, -ridden, -rid-n. a. Confined to the bed by age or infirmity. —— Bed'bug, n, An ©ffensive bug, infesting beds. chair, An — adjustable support for the sick in bed. chamber, n. A room for, etc. —clothes, -clothz, Sheets, blankets, etc., for, etc. —fellow, One who sleeps with another. —pan, A warming pan a nece ary utensil for the bedridden. piece, -plate, (Mack.) The foundation-framing or block baseplate; sole-plate. quilt, -kwilt, A quilted cov- — ering for, etc. Tite, Privilege of the marriage bed. room, An apartment for, etc. —side, n. Side of, etc. —sore, n. (Med.) An ulceration, esp. on the back and hips, caused by long lying in bed. —stead, -sted, n. Frame for supporting, etc. — -tick, n. A cloth cas«, to inclose the materials of. etc. —time, n. Hour for going to bed. — To be brought to To be confined in childbirth. — To make the b. To put in order. — From b. and board. (Law.) Separation by partial divorce, without di olving the bands of matrimony.