bed down
Settle for sleep
To bed down is to settle in for sleep, especially in a temporary or makeshift arrangement: The hikers bedded down in a cave for the night.
It extends to getting comfortable in any situation: After the move, it took a few weeks to bed down in the new office.
With livestock, bedding down means providing straw or other material for animals to sleep on.
slumber
Light, restful unconsciousness
snooze · repose · pillow · blanket · comforter · drowsy · tired · pajamas · nightgown · sleepy
establish
Create formally, permanently
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- nestleSettle into sheltered comfort
- ensconceSettle securely in place
camp · lodge · quarter · billet · shelter · stable · stall · barn · hay · straw
settlement/establishment
bed downbreak camp
Disassemble temporary shelter, leave
pack up · move out · decamp · uproot · pull up stakes