bell jar

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states/nations        > bel-liger-ence /-ans/ noun [U]

bel-liger-ent-ly adv.

» noun (formal) a country or group that is fighting a war bell jar noun a tall round glass cover, used by scientists

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bel low /'belao; NAmE -lou/ verb 1 ~ (sth) (at sb) to shout in a loud deep voice, especially because you are angry (       £ A ) ;*:       IM , & % 023 yell :  [V] They

bellowed at her to stop.    0 [VN] The

coach bellowed instructions from the sidelines. ffc if.

A m $14* o [also V speech] 2 [V] when a large animal such as a bull bellows, it makes a loud deep sound (  ) BJl RH ► bel-low noun -, to let out a

bellow of rage/pain £ & & %;   pjE

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bel lows /'belauz; NAmE -louz/ noun (pi. bel-lows) [C+sing./pl. v.] a piece of equipment for blowing air into or through sth. Bellows are used for making a fire burn better or for producing sound in some types of musical instruments. Jxlft; nftJSxU^: a pair of bellows (= a small bellows with two handles to be pushed together)

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'bell pepper noun (NAmT) = pepper(2) bell pull noun a rope or handle that you pull to make a bell ring, for example to make sb in another room hear

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'bell push noun (BrE) a button that you press to make an electric bell ring

'bell-ringer (also ringer) noun a person who rings church bells as a hobby (      ► 'bell­

ringing noun [U] — see also campanologist, campan­ology

,bells and 'whistles noun [pi.] (especially computing if) attractive extra features fymffJjkWi. bell-wether /'belweQa(r)/ noun [usually sing.] something that is used as a sign of what will happen in the future tiH % ; tu #:  University campuses are often the

bellwether of change. belly /'beli/ noun, verb

a noun (pi. -ies) 1 the part of the body below the chest f]t§P; EE BQ3 stomach, gut : They crawled along on their bellies.         ituiffio —see also beer belly,

pot belly 2 (literary) the round or curved part of an object (   Oj^gp^h the belly of a ship

InEt —picture o page R8 3 -bellied (in adjectives j&U5£Eliris]) having the type of belly mentioned H np ••• swollen-bellied          0 round-bellied EE

BUS (ft ITSTB1 go belly 'up (informal) to fail completely $5 Jil; A D&;          Last year the business went

belly up after one of the partners resigned.   n'M

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m verb (bel lies, belly ing, bel lied, bel-lied) [V] ~ (out) (espe­cially of sails X ts H) to fill with air and become rounder Ekft;

belly-ache/'belieik/ noun, verb

* noun [C, U] (informal) a pain in the stomach ; Ef I’ve got (a) bellyache. EEE^E ■ verb [V] (informal) to complain a lot about sth in an annoying or unreasonable way 'belly button noun (informal) = navel belly dance noun a dance, originally from the Middle East, in which a woman moves her belly and hips around E&H ( MMizbPffl^E^lfl

W£P ) ► belly dancer noun