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Collins Primary Illustrated Dictionary

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2019
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2 a slow, romantic pop song

ballerina 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
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