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boy-friend 0-w /'boifrend/ noun a man or boy that sb has a romantic or sexual relation­ship with #§ftlM

boy-hood /'boihud/ noun [U] (becoming old-fashioned) the time in a man’s life when he is a boy ( JIT^ft ) ® sM, W 'P ^ M ft: boyhood days/memories/friends

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boy ish /'boiij/ adj. (approving) looking or behaving like a boy, in a way that is attractive (         ) fit#?®

(ft, MbJM6ft: boyish charm/enthusiasm M t\ / #Vlf o her slim boyish figure ► boy-ishl-y adv.

boyo /'boiau; NAmE 'boiou/ noun (informal) used for addressing a boy or a man in Wales ( fE  lit#

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,boy ‘racer noun (BrE, informal, disapproving) a man, especially a young man, who drives his car too fast and without care       )

,Boy 'Scout noun (US or old-fashioned) a boy who is a member of the Scouts MlEW.

boy-sen-berry /'boiznbori; /MmE -beri/ noun (pi. -ies) a large red fruit like a blackberry. The bush it grows on is also called a boysenberry.      t#^

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,boy 'wonder noun (informal, humorous) a boy or young man who is extremely good at sth ( fa I! 31 ^ ^ $£ f]

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bozo /'bauzau; /MmE 'bouzou/ noun (pi. -os) (informal, especially NAmE) a stupid person [|?JR;

bpi /,bi: pi: 'ai/ ohbr. (computing if) bits per inch (a measure of the amount of data that can fit onto a tape or disk

bps /,bi: pi: 'esJ abbr. (computing if) bits per second (a measure of the speed at which data is sent or received)

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Bq abbr. = becquerel

Bi% abbr. (in writing) British (

bra /bra:/ 1 (also formal brassi&re) noun a piece of women’s underwear worn to cover and support the breasts JJ&Jljl; zStflfel 2 (also 'auto bra, 'car bra) a tightly fitting cover that is put over the front end of a car to protect it, sometimes made of a material that absorbs the waves from police radar equipment, so that it is more difficult to tell if a driver is going too fast ( fCA

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braai /brai/ noun, verb (SAfrE)

■ noun 1 (also braai-vleis) a social event at which food is cooked outdoors over an open fire if A $3 Hr ^ : We’re having a braai at our place next Saturday. T'Ml IH AHc fl it ^ 1® — % WtA kb & o O a bring-and-braai (= everyone brings their own meat)

2 the surface or piece of equipment where the fire is made  mP

mverb [VN, V] (braais, braai-ing or braaing, braaied) to cook food over an open fire, especially as part of a social event ( H ^ ^          ) il A ‘J# — compare

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braai-vleis /’braifleis/ noun (SAfrE) 1 = braai(I) 2 [u] meat that is cooked over an open fire (   )

brace /breis/ noun, verb

m noun 1 [C] a device that holds things firmly together or holds and supports them in position If; ^ f1 ;

a neck brace (= worn to support the neck after an injury) (ft?®ft 2 [C] (NAmE braces [pi.]) a metal

device that children wear inside the mouth to help their teeth grow straight ( )IM ) if ft 3 braces (BrE) (NAmE sus-pend-ers) [pi.] long narrow pieces of cloth, leather, etc. for holding trousers/pants up. They are fastened to the top of the trousers/pants at the front and back and passed over the shoulders, Id ^; # : a pair of braces — §!]     — picture o page R20

4 [C, usually pi.] (NAmE) = calliper(2) 5 [C] either of