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СКАЧАТЬ ballerinas

      NOUN a female ballet dancer

      ballet

      NOUN a type of artistic dancing based on precise steps

      [from Italian balletto meaning little dance]

      balloon balloons

      NOUN 1 a small bag made of thin rubber that you blow into until it becomes larger. Balloons are often used as party decorations.

      2 a large, strong bag filled with gas or hot air, that travels through the air carrying passengers in a basket underneath it • They went on a hot air balloon flight over the city.

      ballpoint ballpoints

      NOUN a pen with a small, metal ball at the writing point

      bamboo

      NOUN a tall tropical grass with hard, hollow stems used for making furniture

      ban bans, banning, banned

      VERB 1 If you ban something, you forbid it to be done.

      SYNONYMS: forbid, prohibit

      NOUN 2 If there is a ban on something, it is not allowed.

      banana bananas

      NOUN a long, curved fruit with a yellow skin

      band bands

      NOUN 1 a group of musicians who play jazz or pop music together

      2 a group of people who share a common purpose

      3 a narrow strip of something used to hold things together • She tied her hair back with an elastic band.

      bandage bandages

      NOUN a strip of cloth wrapped round a wound to protect it

      bang bangs, banging, banged

      NOUN 1 a sudden, short, loud noise

      2 a hard, painful bump against something

      VERB 3 If you bang something, you hit it or put it down violently so that it makes a loud noise.

      4 If you bang a part of your body against something, you accidentally bump it.

      banish banishes, banishing, banished

      VERB 1 If someone is banished, they are sent away and never allowed to return.

      2 If you banish something from your thoughts, you try not to think about it.

      banishment NOUN

      banister banisters

      NOUN a rail supported by posts up the side of a staircase

      banjo banjos or banjoes

      NOUN a musical instrument, like a small guitar with a round body

      bank banks, banking, banked

      NOUN 1 a business that looks after people’s money

      2 the raised ground along the edge of a river or lake

      VERB 3 If you bank on something happening, you rely on it. • I know we said we’d go swimming, but don’t bank on it.

      banner banners

      NOUN 1 a long strip of cloth with a message or slogan on it • We saw banners advertising the fair.

      ADJECTIVE 2 A banner headline is a headline printed right across the page of a newspaper.

      banquet banquets

      NOUN a grand, formal dinner, often followed by speeches

      [from Old French banquet, originally meaning little bench]

      baptism baptisms

      NOUN the ceremony in which someone has water sprinkled on them, or they are immersed in water, as a sign that they have become a Christian

      baptize baptizes, baptizing, baptized; also spelt baptise

      VERB When a church official baptizes someone, they sprinkle water on them, or immerse them in water, as a sign that they have become a Christian.

      bar bars, barring, barred

      NOUN 1 a long, straight piece of metal

      VERB 2 If you bar someone’s way, you stop them going somewhere by standing in front of them.

      NOUN 3 a counter or room where alcoholic drinks are served

      4 a piece of something made in a rectangular shape • a bar of soap

      barbecue barbecues

      NOUN 1 a grill with a charcoal fire on which you cook food, usually outdoors

      2 an outdoor party where you eat food cooked on a barbecue

      [from a Caribbean word meaning framework]

      barber barbers

      NOUN a man who cuts men’s hair

      bar chart bar charts

      NOUN a kind of graph where the information is shown in rows or bars

      bar code bar codes

      NOUN a pattern of lines and numbers on something that is for sale, so that the price can be read by a machine

      bare barer, barest

      ADJECTIVE 1 If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing. • bare feet

      SYNONYMS: naked, uncovered

      2 If something is bare, it is not covered or decorated with anything. • bare wooden floors

      3 The bare minimum, or the bare essentials, means the very least that is needed.

      barely

      ADVERB If you barely manage to do something, you only just succeed in doing it.

      bargain bargains, bargaining, bargained

      NOUN 1 an agreement in which two people or groups discuss and agree what each will do, pay or receive

      2 something that is sold at a low price and that is good value • The apples are a bargain at this price.

      VERB 3 When people bargain with each other, they discuss and agree terms about what each will do, pay or receive.

      barge barges, barging, barged

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