query | B________ are small devices that provide the power for electrical items such as torches and children's toys .Batteries are small devices that provide the power for electrical items such as torches and children's toys . The shavers come complete with batteries. ...a battery-operated radio. ...rechargeable batteries. |
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word | battery |
full-definition | noun Batteries are small devices that provide the power for electrical items such as torches and children's toys . The shavers come complete with batteries. ...a battery-operated radio. ...rechargeable batteries. A car battery is a rectangular box containing acid that is found in a car engine. It provides the electricity needed to start the car. ...a car with a flat battery. A battery of equipment such as guns, lights, or computers is a large set of it kept together in one place. They stopped beside a battery of abandoned guns. ...batteries of spotlights set up on rooftops. A battery of people or things is a very large number of them. ...a battery of journalists and television cameras. A battery of tests is a set of tests that is used to assess a number of different aspects of something, such as your health . We give a battery of tests to each patient. adjective Battery farming is a system of breeding chickens and hens in which large numbers of them are kept in small cages, and used for their meat and eggs . ...battery hens being raised in dark, cramped conditions. |
inflections | batteries |
cefr-level | B1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1
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