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bal-sam /'borlsam/ noun 1 [U, C] = balm(1) 2 [c] any plant or tree from which balm is obtained   64

balsam ic vinegar /ba:l,saemik 'vimga(r)/ noun [u] a dark sweet Italian vinegar, stored in wooden con­tainers to give it flavour        # Stffr'J 64 M

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balti /'bailti; 'bnlti; NAmE 'bailti/ noun [C, u] a type of meat or vegetable dish cooked in Pakistani style, usually served in a round metal pan which gives its name to the dish BH& (

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Baltic /'barltik/ adj. relating to the Baltic Sea in northern Europe and the countries surrounding it

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balus ter /'baelast0(r)/ noun any of the short posts that form a balustrade jiff ft

balus trade /.baela'streid/ noun a row of posts, joined together at the top, built along the edge of a balcony, bridge, etc. to prevent people from falling off, or as a decoration f^ff

bam /baem/ exclamation (informal) 1 used to represent the sound of a sudden loud hit or a gun being fired ( ) m, W, She pointed

the gun at him and—bam! MjEffcTf iflife, $*j§IUI-^64 —^ „ 2 used to show that sth happens very suddenly (  ) 3$Jfe: I saw him yesterday and—bam!—I

realized I was still in love with him.          

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bam boo /.baem'bu:/ noun [C, U] {pi. -oos) a tall tropical plant that is a member of the grass family and has hard hollow stems that are used for making furniture, poles, etc. ft; ft"?*: a bamboo grove ft# 0 a bamboo chair ft ft 0 bamboo shoots (= young bamboo plants that can be eaten) ftP

bam boo zle /baem'buizl/ verb [VN] (informal) to confuse sb, especially by tricking them        ,

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ban 0-w /baen/ verb, noun

m verb (-nn-) [VN] 1 to decide or say officially that sth is not allowed 644^it; PW71 prohibit Chemical

weapons are banned internationally. BU pit H it        it

2 [usually passive] ~ sb from sth/from doing sth to order sb not to do sth, go somewhere, etc., espe­cially officially ( % A )    ( !&■£.£&§ ) : He

was banned from the meeting.

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m noun ~ (on sth) an official rule that says that sth is not allowed H4“: There is to be a total ban on smoking in the office, ft % || WM it0 to imposeAift a ban

banal /ba'nail; NAmE also ‘beinl/ adj. (disapproving) very ordinary and containing nothing that is interesting or important^Jf64; ¥$^64; 4c^M^64 banality /ba'naelati/ noun (pi -ies) [U, C] (disapproving) the quality of being banal; things, remarks, etc. that are banal f-J*;   ^#64the

banality of modem city life 3$ ft 1$ Tt £ fS 64 #- i^l ijfc o They exchanged banalities for a couple of minutes. ftMil

ba nana /ba'naina; NAmE ba'naena/ noun a long curved fruit with a thick yellow skin and soft flesh, that grows on trees in hot countries # M:  a bunch of bananas —

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ba nana re'public noun (disapproving, offensive) a poor country with a weak government, that depends on foreign money  ^^#^64^:

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