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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.
n. vegetable with seeds in pods.
bea n /bi:n/n. vegetable with seeds in pods.
n. big, wild animal with thick fur.
bear1 /bea(r)/ n. big, wild animal with thick fur.
carry something: He …. the crown on a cushion.
bear2 v. (past part, borne /bo:n/, past tense bore /bo:(r)/) 1 carry something: He bore the crown on a cushion.
keep something up; hold the weight of something: Is that bridge strong enough to ….. a car?
keep something up; hold the weight of something: Is that bridge strong enough to bear a car?
have pain, problems, etc.: She ….. the pain bravely, cannot bear, do not like something: My mother cannot …. pop music.
have pain, problems, etc.: She bore the pain bravely, cannot bear, do not like something: My mother cannot bear pop music.
produce, or give birth to, a young one or a fruit: Sarah has ….. three children.
produce, or give birth to, a young one or a fruit: Sarah has borne three children.
/ n. hair on a man’s chin and cheeks,
beard /biad/
adj.: a ….. man.
bearded /’biadid/ adj.: a bearded man.
n. 1 animal. 2 bad or cruel person.
beast /bi:st/ n. 1 animal. 2 bad or cruel person.
n. sound or stroke that comes again and again: drumbeats’, heartbeats.
beat1 /bi:t/ n. sound or stroke that comes again and again: drumbeats’, heartbeats.
1 hit a person or thing hard, again and again: He ……the donkey with a stick, beat eggs, etc., mix eggs well.
beat2 v. (past part, beaten /‘bi:tn/, past tense beat) 1 hit a person or thing hard, again and again: He beat the donkey with a stick, beat eggs, etc., mix eggs well.
win a fight or game against others: Dan always …..me at tennis.
win a fight or game against others: Dan always beats me at tennis.
move again and again: Her heart …..fast as she ran.
move again and again: Her heart beat fast as she ran.
n.: The bad boy had a ……
beating n.: The bad boy had a beating.
adj. lovely; giving pleasure because it looks or sounds good, etc.: a ….. flower
beautiful /’bju:tifl/ adj. lovely; giving pleasure because it looks or sounds good, etc.: a beautiful flower
adv.: Belinda sings …..
beautifully adv.: Belinda sings beautifully