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Her notes formed the basis of a book.

bas•ket

/ breskst / noun [count]

a container made of thin sticks or thin pieces of plastic or metal, which you use for holding or carrying things

a bread basket a shopping basket Look at wastebasket .

( sports ) a net that hangs from a metal ring high up at each end of a basketball court

bas • ket • ball / ' breskstbol / noun ( sports )

[ noncount ] a game for two teams of five players who try to throw a ball into a high net

[ count ] a ball for playing this game

bass / beis / adjective

( music ) with a deep sound She plays the bass guitar. a bass drum

—Look at the picture at guitar . bat 1 / bret / noun [ count ]

( sports ) a piece of wood for hitting the ball in baseball — Look at the picture at baseball .

Which word? The thing that you use to hit the ball has different names in different sports. You use a bat in baseball. You use a racket to play squash. To play golf, you use a club In hockey, you use a stick

an animal like a mouse with wings. Bats come out and fly at night.

bat 2 / bret / ( bats , bat . ting , bat . ted ) verb

( sports ) to try to hit a ball in baseball Who's batting first for the Orioles?

batch / bret// noun [ count ] ( plural batch .es )

a group of things

She made a batch of cookies.

bath О / Ьжэ / noun [ count ]

( plural baths / brees ; bredz / )

washing your body in a large container (called a bathtub ) that you fill with water I took a bath this morning.

bathe / beid / verb ( bathes , bath . ing , bathed )

to wash yourself or someone else in a large container (called a bathtub ) filled with water I bathe every morning. Have you bathed the baby yet?

bath • ing suit / 'beidig _rsut / noun

[count]

a piece of clothing that you wear to go swimming The hotel has a pool, so pack your bathing suit.

—SYNONYM swimsuit

bath • robe / 'ba9roub / noun [ count ]

a piece of clothing, like a loose soft coat, that you put on after taking a bath or shower

bath . room О / ъжешт / noun

[count]

a room where there is a toilet, and usually also a bathtub or shower

Can I go to the bathroom (= use the toilet ) ? Culture

People usually say the bathroom in their homes. In public places, people say the restroom , ladies' room or men's room .

bath • tub / ' ba6t\b / ( also informal tub / Ub / ) noun [ count ]

a large container that you fill with water and sit in to wash your body

bat • ter / ' bater / noun

[ noncount ] a mixture of flour, eggs, milk, etc. used for making food such as cakes

pancake batter

[ count ] ( sports ) a person who hits the ball in baseball —Look at the picture at baseball .

bat • ter • y / ' batpri / noun [count]

( plural bat . ter . ies )

( physics ) a thing that gives electricity. You put batteries inside things like toys, radios, and cars to make them work.

bat • tle1 / 'batl / noun

[ count, noncount ] ( history ) a fight between armies in a war

the Battle of Bunker Hill He was killed in battle .

[ count ] trying very hard to do something difficult After three years, she lost her battle against cancer.

bat • tle 2 / 'batl / verb ( bat . tles , bat . tling , bat tled )

to try very hard to do something difficult The doctors battled to save her life.

bay / bei / noun [ count ] ( plural bays )

( geography ) a part of the coast where the land goes in to form a curve

There was a ship in the bay. San Francisco Bay

BBQ

abbreviation of barbecue B.C. / |bi ' si / abbreviation

( history , religion ) B.C. in a date shows it was before

Christ was born

Julius Caesar died in 44 B.C.

— Look atA.D. . Ье О / bi / verb

1there is/there are to exist or be present in a place There are a lot of trees in our yard.