battlefield
battle-field /'baetlfiild/ (also battle-ground /'baetl- graund/) noun 1 a place where a battle is being fought or
has been fought || 2a subject that people feel strongly about and argue about battle ments /'baetlmants/ noun [pi.] a low wall around the top of a castle with spaces in
it that people inside could shoot through —
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battle-scarred adj. a person or place that is battle- scarred has been in a war or
fight and shows the signs of injury or damage MM W; $$ @ f&MW
battle-ship /'baetljip/ noun a very large ship used in war, with big
guns and heavy armour (= metal
plates that cover the ship to protect it) batty /'baeti/ adj. (informal, especially BrE) (of people or ideas A nJc-©>£&)
slightly crazy, in a harmless way S8 W; o
note at mad
bau-ble /'boibl/ noun 1
a piece of jewellery that is cheap and has little artistic value M VL W M
ffr 2 {BrE) a
decoration for a Christmas tree in the shape of a ball
baud /bo:d/ noun (computing if) a unit for measuring the speed at
which electronic signals and information are sent from one computer to another
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Bau-haus /'bauhaus/ noun [U] (from German) a
style and movement in German architecture
and design in the early 20th century that was influenced by the methods
and materials used in industry and placed emphasis on how things would be used
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baulk {BrE) (NAmE usually
balk)
/bo:k/
verb 1 [V] ~ (at sth) to be unwilling to do
sth or become involved in sth because it is difficult, dangerous, etc. H $ ; 0 M : Many parents may baulk at the idea of
paying $100 for a pair of shoes. 100
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2 [V] ~ (at sth) (of
a horse S,) to stop suddenly and refuse to jump a fence, etc. $ #2
f ) 3 [VN] ~ sb (of sth) [usually passive]
(formal) to prevent sb from getting sth or
doing sth PE if ; PE 5# : She
looked like a lion baulked of its prey.
baux ite /'boiksait/ noun [U]
a soft mineral from which aluminium/aluminum
is obtained bawd /bo:d/ noun {old use) a woman who was in charge of a brothel (= a house where men pay to
have sex)
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bawdy /'bordi/ adj. (bawd-ier,
bawdiest) {old-fashioned)
(of
songs, plays, etc. ffc ft , >$, JgiJ ^) loud, and dealing with sex in an
amusing way 1®
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bawl /boil/ verb 1 ~ (sth) (at sb) | ~ (sth) (out) to shout loudly,
especially in an unpleasant or angry way A njt; fig lift; [V] She bawled at him in front of
everyone.
M^lA^WWftflkA^A!11]* 0 [VN] He sat in his office bawling
orders at his secretary. # A il it, M 0 [V speech] ‘Get in here now!’
she bawled. “ Mj ± A ! ” if „ 2
to cry loudly,
especially in an unpleasant and
annoying way fj- ^: [V] A child was bawling in the next room.
A
A r ^ N o O [VN] He was bawling his eyes out {= crying very
loudly), fife IEn£[
A^0 [also V speech] mm ,bawl sb—'out (informal) to speak angrily to sb because they have
done sth wrong A P iJI| Jr : The
teacher bawled him out for
being late. [SlffeiSIiMJE
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bay /bei/ noun, verb, adj.
m noun 1 [C] a part of the
sea, or of a large lake, partly surrounded by a wide curve of the land ( M
W ) V§: the
0 a magnificent view
across the bay 2 [C] a marked section
of ground either inside or outside a building, for example for a vehicle to
park in, for storing things, etc. jfWi la] ( f* AW,
) : a parking/loading bay Afv;
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