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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
n. 1 (no pi) being lovely: San Francisco is a city of great …… 2 (pi. beauties) someone or something that is very lovely or very fine: Susan is a …… These apples are ……
beauty /’bju:ti/ n. 1 (no pi) being lovely: San Francisco is a city of great beauty. 2 (pi. beauties) someone or something that is very lovely or very fine: Susan is a beauty. These apples are beauties.
conj. for the reason that: My sister is in bed …..she is ill. because of, as a result of something: He walked slowly ……of his bad leg
because /bi’koz/ conj. for the reason that: My sister is in bed because she is ill. because of, as a result of something: He walked slowly because of his bad leg
.v. call someone by moving your hand.
beckon /’bekan/ v. call someone by moving your hand.
V. (past part, become, past tense became /bi’keim/) 1 grow to be; develop into: This little puppy will ….. a big dog.
become /bi’kAm/ V. (past part, become, past tense became /bi’keim/) 1 grow to be; develop into: This little puppy will become a big dog.
hange: We ….very brown when we were on holiday, ….of, happen to someone or something: / can’t find Joe. What has ….of him?
hange: We became very brown when we were on holiday, become of, happen to someone or something: / can’t find Joe. What has become of him?
n. 1 thing that you sleep on: I was so tired that I went to bed. make a …., put the coverings neatly on to a ……
bed /bed/ n. 1 thing that you sleep on: I was so tired that I went to bed. make a bed, put the coverings neatly on to a bed.
2 bottom of the sea or a river.
bed
piece of ground where you grow plants: flower ……
piece of ground where you grow plants: flower beds.
n. (pi.) sheets, blankets, etc.
bed-clothes /’bed klaodz/ n. (pi.) sheets, blankets, etc.
n. room where you sleep.
bedroom /’bedrum/ n. room where you sleep.
n. small, flying insect which makes honey.
bee /bi:/ n. small, flying insect which makes honey.
n. (no pi.) meat from an ox, a cow, or a bull.
beef /bi:f/ n. (no pi.) meat from an ox, a cow, or a bull.
n. box where bees live.
beehive /’bi:haiv/ n. box where bees live.
/ n. 1 (no pi.) sort of alcoholic drink. 2 (pi. ….) glass or can of ….: Three …., please.
beer /bra(r)/ n. 1 (no pi.) sort of alcoholic drink. 2 (pi. beers) glass or can of beer: Three beers, please.
adv. at an earlier time; in the past: I’ve never seen him ….
before1 /bi’fa:(r)/ adv. at an earlier time; in the past: I’ve never seen him before.
conj. at an earlier time than: 1 said goodbye …..I left.
before2 conj. at an earlier time than: 1 said goodbye before I left.
prep. 1 earlier than: the day …..yesterday. 2 in front of: He made a speech ……a large audience.
before3 prep. 1 earlier than: the day before yesterday. 2 in front of: He made a speech before a large audience.
adv. earlier; before a happening: When I travel by ship, I take a tablet ……
beforehand /bi‘fo:haend/ adv. earlier; before a happening: When I travel by ship, I take a tablet beforehand.
1 ask for food, money, etc.: He was so poor that he had to ….for his meals.
beg /beg/ v. (pres. part, begging, past part. & past tense begged /begd/) 1 ask for food, money, etc.: He was so poor that he had to beg for his meals.
2 ask for something with strong feeling: She …… me to wait for her.
2 ask for something with strong feeling: She begged me to wait for her.
n. someone who does not work and who asks people for money and food.
beggar /’bega(r)/ n. someone who does not work and who asks people for money and food.
v. start to do something; start to happen: School …. again in September.
begin /bigm/ v. (pres. part, beginning, past part, begun, past tense began) start to do something; start to happen: School begins again in September.
n. someone who is starting to do or to learn something,
beginner /bi’gina(r)/ n. someone who is starting to do or to learn something,
n. start
beginning /bi’ginnj/ n. start
n. on behalf of, on someone’s behalf, in the place of someone: Mr. Smith is away, so I am writing to you on his behalf.
behalf /bi’ha:f/ n. on behalf of, on someone’s behalf, in the place of someone: Mr. Smith is away, so I am writing to you on his behalf.
V. be good or bad; do things well or badly: Did the children ….well? ……yourself, be good,
behave /bi’heiv/ V. be good or bad; do things well or badly: Did the children behave well? behave yourself, be good,
n. how you are: Robert was pleased with his dog’s good …..
behaviour /bi’heivra(r)/ n. how you are: Robert was pleased with his dog’s good behaviour.
adv. coming after; at the back: The men walked in front and the children followed ,,,,,,.
behind1 /bi’haind/ adv. coming after; at the back: The men walked in front and the children followed behind.
prep. 1 at the back of: Oliver hid ….a tree. 2 slower in work, etc. than: Barbara is often ill, so she is …..other girls in her school work.
behind2 prep. 1 at the back of: Oliver hid behind a tree. 2 slower in work, etc. than: Barbara is often ill, so she is behind other girls in her school work.
n. person: Men and women are human …….
being1 /’bint)/ n. person: Men and women are human beings.
n. sure feeling that something is true: ….in God
belief /bi’li:f/ n. sure feeling that something is true: belief in God
V. think that something is true or right: Long ago, people …..that the world was flat.
believe /bi’li:v/ V. think that something is true or right: Long ago, people believed that the world was flat.
n. hollow, metal thing that rings when you hit it: church …..; a …….
bell /bel/ n. hollow, metal thing that rings when you hit it: church bells; a doorbell.
v. make a loud noise; roar; shout: A bull …..when it is angry.
bellow /’belao/ v. make a loud noise; roar; shout: A bull bellows when it is angry.
n. (pi. ….) part of the body below the waist and above the legs; stomach.
belly /’beli/ n. (pi. bellies) part of the body below the waist and above the legs; stomach.
v. have its right place, etc.: This book …..on the top shelf, …..to, (a) be owned by someone, or something: That bike belongs to me.
belong /bi’log/ v. have its right place, etc.: This book belongs on the top shelf, belong to, (a) be owned by someone, or something: That bike belongs to me.
be a member of a group, etc.: She ……to the tennis club.
be a member of a group, etc.: She belongs to the tennis club.
n. (pi.) things that you own: Mr. Day lost all his ….. in the fire.
belongings /bi’lmjnjz/ n. (pi.) things that you own: Mr. Day lost all his belongings in the fire.
adv. at or to a lower place: From the plane, we could see the whole town ……
below1 /bi’tao/ adv. at or to a lower place: From the plane, we could see the whole town below.
prep. 1 under; lower than; beneath: Your mouth is ……your nose.
below2 prep. 1 under; lower than; beneath: Your mouth is below your nose.
smaller in number, price, etc.: / hope the cost will be …..a pound
smaller in number, price, etc.: / hope the cost will be below a pound
n. long piece of cloth, leather, etc. that you wear round your waist,
belt /belt/ n. long piece of cloth, leather, etc. that you wear round your waist,
n. (pi. benches) 1 long seat of wood or stone. 2 work table of a carpenter, shoemaker, etc.
bench /bentf/ n. (pi. benches) 1 long seat of wood or stone. 2 work table of a carpenter, shoemaker, etc.
n. curve; line or shape that is not straight: 1 can’t see if there is a car coming because there is a …..in the road.
bend1 /bend/ n. curve; line or shape that is not straight: 1 can’t see if there is a car coming because there is a bend in the road.
v. (past part. & past tense bent) 1 become curved; make something curved: It is difficult to bend an iron bar.
bend2 v. (past part. & past tense bent) 1 become curved; make something curved: It is difficult to bend an iron bar.
2 make your body curve forward and down: Enid …. down to put on her sandals.
2 make your body curve forward and down: Enid bent down to put on her sandals.
………..prep, under; lower than; below: The river flows ………..the old bridge.
beneath /bi’ni:0/ prep, under; lower than; below: The river flows beneath the old bridge.
v. help someone or something; make someone better, happier, etc.: This sunshine will _____________the farmers,
benefit /’bemfit/ v. help someone or something; make someone better, happier, etc.: This sunshine will benefit the farmers,
_____________, be helped by something: The factory _____________ the new machines
benefit from, be helped by something: The factory benefited from the new machines
n. (pi. _____________) small, juicy fruit with no stone: a strawberry; a blackberry.
berry /’beri/ n. (pi. berries) small, juicy fruit with no stone: a strawberry; a blackberry.
n. 1 bed on a train or ship. 2 place in harbour or river for a ship or boat.
berth /b3:0/ n. 1 bed on a train or ship. 2 place in harbour or river for a ship or boat.
prep, at the side of; close to: Come and sit _____________me.
beside /bi’said/ prep, at the side of; close to: Come and sit beside me.
adv. also: / don’t like this cloth and, ________, it costs too much.
besides1 /bi’saidz/ adv. also: / don’t like this cloth and, besides, it costs too much.
prep, as well as; if you do not count: There are many rivers in England ________the Thames.
besides2 prep, as well as; if you do not count: There are many rivers in England besides the Thames.
v. go round a place and attack it from all sides.
besiege /bi’si:d3/ v. go round a place and attack it from all sides.
adj. (good, better) very good; of the most excellent kind: This is the ________ice-cream I have ever eaten!
best1 /best/ adj. (good, better) very good; of the most excellent kind: This is the best ice-cream I have ever eaten!
best2 adv. 1 in a very good way; in the most excellent way: I work ________in the cool weather.
best2 adv. 1 in a very good way; in the most excellent way: I work best in the cool weather.
2 most; more than all others: Of all games, I like chess ________.
2 most; more than all others: Of all games, I like chess best.
very good person or thing; most excellent person or thing: Frank is the ________ in his class, do your ________, do what you can; try hard.
best3 n. (no pi.) very good person or thing; most excellent person or thing: Frank is the best in his class, do your best, do what you can; try hard.
n. (pi. best men) man who helps the bridegroom at his wedding.
best man /’best maen/ n. (pi. best men) man who helps the bridegroom at his wedding.
