olate
biscuits 15 $r fj O a selection of
cheese biscuits ft
(ft ?L $1 t# A —compare cookie(I) —see also DIGESTIVE
BISCUIT, DOG BISCUIT 2 [C] (NAmE) a soft bread roll, often eaten
with gravy Wifi (
|£j ft ) 3
[U] a pale yellowish-brown colour $£;§£■#§'>& ITO771 take the biscuit (BrE) (also take
the 'cake NAmE, BrE) (informal) to be the most surprising,
annoying, etc. thing that has happened or that sb has done <£? |tj +£ A;
MfSAAK: You’ve done
some stupid things before, but this really takes the biscuit! AAM^ItA,
'biscuit barrel noun (BrE) a container for biscuits if
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bi •sect /bai'sekt/ verb [VN] (technical A i£) to divide sth into two
equal parts bi sex ual /.bai'sekjual/ adj., noun a adj. 1 sexually attracted to both men and women M #J 2 (biology A.) having both male and female sexual
organs WMttAatSSflft; WttW; tfJfcliWW ► bi-sexu al ity /.bai.sekfu'aelati/ noun [U] a noun a person who is bisexual M.
& # — compare HETEROSEXUAL,
HOMOSEXUAL bishop /'bifap/ noun 1 a senior priest in charge of the work of
the Church in a city or district A : the
Bishop
of Oxford A A K A 0 Bishop
Harries P£ M fflt A lit — see also archbishop 2 a piece used in the game of chess that is shaped like a bishop’s hat
and can move any number of squares in a diagonal line ( ) It — picture o chess
bish op
ric /‘bijoprik/ noun 1 the position of a bishop AKt^Rhi 2 the
district for which a bishop is responsible AISt&^E Em diocese
bismuth /'bizmaB/ noun [U] (symb Bi) a chemical element. Bismuth is a
reddish-white metal that breaks easily and is used in medicine. ( ftjAKA ) bison /'baisn/ noun (pi. bison) a large wild animal of the cow family that
is covered with hair. There are two types of bison, the N American (also called
bisque
BRITISH/AMEKICAN
a bit * a little
a In BrE it
is common to use a bit to mean ‘slightly’ or ‘to a small extent’. a bit W
*JL: These shoes are a bit tight. o
I’ll be a bit later home
tomorrow, $]
Me o Can you turn the volume up
a bit? IrJ®
m It is more common in NAmE to say a little, or (informal) a little bit. You can also use
these phrases in BrE. A
a little tjSc a little bit ( AiE
A ) , LA These shoes are a
little bit too tight. o I II be a little
later
home tomorrow. l[5J|C0 o Can you
turn the volume up a little bit? ^>F A/S
m?
bis-tro /'biistrau; NAmE -strou/ noun (pi. -os) a small informal restaurant Alftt; /Jvfitf
bit 0-w /bit/ noun
► SMALL AMOUNT A
V 1 a bit [sing.] (used as
an adverb A M'J is]) (especially BrE) rather AA JL; ft
pounds, if you want. That
should help a bit. in ^ # fg if, ^TOit^sA^o 2abn
[sing.] (especially BrE) a short time or distance #j trfi;
fe : Wait a bit! ^^-JL! o
Can
you move up a bit?
if fil$
ii A J L ? 0 Greg thought for a bit before