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/ n. container made of thin straw, cane, etc. for carrying things: a shopping ……
basket /’ba:skit/ n. container made of thin straw, cane, etc. for carrying things: a shopping basket.
n. 1 small animal like a mouse with wings, which comes out at night.
at /bast/ n. 1 small animal like a mouse with wings, which comes out at night.
piece of wood for hitting the ball in a game, etc.
bat
n. (pi. batches) group of things that you make at the same time: a …. of bread.
batch /baetf/ n. (pi. batches) group of things that you make at the same time: a batch of bread.
n. 1 washing the whole body: I have a …. every evening.
bath1 /ba:0/ n. 1 washing the whole body: I have a bath every evening.
big basin where you sit to wash yourself: Amelia got into the ….
big basin where you sit to wash yourself: Amelia got into the bath.
3 (usually pi.) public swimming-pool.
bath
bath2 v. wash the whole body in a big basin: ‘I’ll ….. after Amelia,’ said
bath2 v. wash the whole body in a big basin: ‘I’ll bath after Amelia,’ said
V. 1 wash a part of the body: The nurse ….. his cut finger. 2 swim or play in the sea, river, etc.
bathe /bei5/ V. 1 wash a part of the body: The nurse bathed his cut finger. 2 swim or play in the sea, river, etc.
n. someone who is ….. in the sea.
bather /’bei5a(r)/ n. someone who is bathing in the sea.
n. piece of clothing that a woman or girl wears for swimming,
bathing-costume/’bei3nj kostjutm/,
n. piece of clothing that a man or boy wears for swimming.
bathing trunks /’bei9irj trAijks/ n. piece of clothing that a man or boy wears for swimming.
n. room where you can bath and wash.
bathroom /ba:0rom/ n. room where you can bath and wash.
v. hit something very hard, again and again, so that it breaks: The falling rocks …… the roof of the house.
batter /’baeta(r)/ v. hit something very hard, again and again, so that it breaks: The falling rocks battered the roof of the house.
n. (pi. batteries) group of cells in a container which give electricity: I put a new ….. into my radio.
battery /’baetari/ n. (pi. batteries) group of cells in a container which give electricity: I put a new battery into my radio.
n. 1 fight between soldiers, armies, ships, etc.: The English beat the French at the ….. of Trafalgar.
battle /’baetl/ n. 1 fight between soldiers, armies, ships, etc.: The English beat the French at the Battle of Trafalgar.
trying very hard to do something that is not easy: The doctors had a ….. to save Jon’s life,
trying very hard to do something that is not easy: The doctors had a battle to save Jon’s life,
v. try very hard to do something that is not easy: The doctors ….. to save his life.
battle v. try very hard to do something that is not easy: The doctors battled to save his life.
n. sea with land curving round three sides of it: the Bay of Biscay.
bay /bei/ n. sea with land curving round three sides of it: the Bay of Biscay.
n. 1 sale of goods to make money for a special reason: a church ….. 2 place in Africa or Asia where there are shops or where goods are sold in the streets.
bazaar /ba’za:(r)/ n. 1 sale of goods to make money for a special reason: a church bazaar. 2 place in Africa or Asia where there are shops or where goods are sold in the streets.
n. (flat strip of sand or stones beside the sea.
beach /bi:tJ7 n. (pi. beaches) flat strip of sand or stones beside the sea.
n. small ball of wood, glass, etc. with a hole so that it can go on thread: My necklace broke and the …… rolled all over the floor.
bead /bi:d/ n. small ball of wood, glass, etc. with a hole so that it can go on thread: My necklace broke and the beads rolled all over the floor.
n. hard part of a bird’s mouth: The bird opened its ….. and sang.
beak /bi:k/ n. hard part of a bird’s mouth: The bird opened its beak and sang.
n. 1 long piece of heavy wood, metal, or concrete that holds up a roof, part of a ship, etc. 2 ray of light: sunbeams.
beam1 /bi:m/ n. 1 long piece of heavy wood, metal, or concrete that holds up a roof, part of a ship, etc. 2 ray of light: sunbeams.