an embedded adjective, phrase, or sentence. In “The boy hitting the ball is left-handed,” the clause “The boy hitting the ball” is an embedded clause in the basic sentence “The boy is left-handed.”
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cross|bed|ded — «KRS BEHD ihd, KROS », adjective. Geology. having an original lamination oblique to the main stratification … Useful english dictionary
em|bed´ded|ness — em|bed|ded «ehm BEHD ihd», adjective. Linguistics. that is or may be inserted in a basic sentence by transformation: »an embedded adjective, phrase, or sentence. In “The boy hitting the ball is left handed,” the clause “The boy hitting the ball”… … Useful english dictionary
dou|ble-bed|ded — «DUHB uhl BEHD ihd», adjective. 1. having a double bed. 2. having two single beds … Useful english dictionary
ded — bed·ded; ded; ded·i·cant; ded·i·ca·tee; ded·i·ca·tion; ded·i·ca·tion·al; ded·i·ca·tive; ded·i·ca·tor; ded·i·ca·to·ri·al; ded·i·ca·tory; ded·i·ti·cian; ded·o·lent; double bed·ded; lid·ded; pi·ded; quad·ded; DEd; ded·i·cate; ded·i·ti·cian·cy; … English syllables
bed — bed; bed·da; bed·ded; bed·der; bed·e·guar; bed·er·al; bed·fel·low·ship; bed·ford; bed·ford·shire; bed·lam·er; bed·less; bed·ling·ton; bed·man; bed·ral; bed·rid·den; bed·stead; bed·ward; crab·bed; crab·bed·ly; crab·bed·ness; em·bed; em·bed·ment;… … English syllables
bed — [[t]bɛd[/t]] n. v. bed•ded, bed•ding 1) fur a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well 2) fur the mattress and bedclothes together with the bedstead of a bed 3) fur the bedstead alone 4) the act … From formal English to slang
double-bed — double bed·ded; … English syllables
feather bed — noun a mattress stuffed with feathers • Syn: ↑featherbed • Hypernyms: ↑mattress * * * noun Etymology: Middle English fetherbed, from fether feather + bed ( … Useful english dictionary
feath´er|bed´der — feath|er|bed «FEHTH uhr BEHD», verb, bed|ded, bed|ding, noun. –v.i. to practice featherbedding. –v.t. 1. to arrange (work) under conditions of featherbedding. 2. to employ (workers) in addition to those needed: » … Useful english dictionary
feath|er|bed — «FEHTH uhr BEHD», verb, bed|ded, bed|ding, noun. –v.i. to practice featherbedding. –v.t. 1. to arrange (work) under conditions of featherbedding. 2. to employ (workers) in addition to those needed: » … Useful english dictionary
