an animal with black and white lines on its head that lives in holes in the ground and comes out at night
bad . ly Ф / baedli / adverb ( worse , worst)
in a way that is not good enough; not well She played badly.
These clothes are badly made.
very much
I badly need a vacation.
He was badly hurt in the accident.
bad • min • ton / ' bredmintn / noun [noncount]
( sports ) a game for two or four players who try to hit a kind of light ball with feathers on it over a high net, using a racket (= a piece of equipment that you hold in your hand )
Do you want to play badminton?
bag Ф / bseg / noun [ count ]
a thing made of cloth, paper, leather, etc., for holding and carrying things
Would you like me to put this in a bag for you? He put the apples in a paper bag .
Can you help me carry the grocery bags into the house? — Look at handbag .
briefcase fanny pack
suitcase grocery bag
ba • gel / 'beigl / noun
[ count ]
a type of bread in the shape of a ring
backpack
bags
strap
purse
bag • gage / ' bagid3 / noun [ noncount ]
the bags that you take with you when you travel We put all our baggage in the car.
—SYNONYM luggage
bag • gy / bagi / adjective ( bag . gi . er , bag . gi est )
If clothes are baggy , they are big and loose He was wearing baggy jeans.
bag • pipes / bagpaips / noun
[ plural ]
( music ) a musical instrument that is often played in Scotland
bail / beil / noun [noncount]
money that is paid so that someone does not have to stay in prison until the day he or she has to appear in a court of law The judge set bail at $50,000. He was released on bail until his trial.
bait / beit / noun [noncount]
food that is used to catch animals or fish with
bake Ф / beik / verb ( bakes , jak . ing , baked )
to cook food, for example bread, in an oven My brother baked a cake for my birthday. a baked potato (= a whole potato cooked in its skin in an oven )
Thesaurus
cook to make food ready to eat by heating it: My mother taught me how to cook. ♦ Who is going to cook dinner tonight? ♦ What's the best way to cook salmon? ♦ He cooked us a wonderful meal. boil to cook vegetables, rice, eggs, etc. in boiling water (= water heated to 212°F ) : Boil the rice for 15 minutes. ♦ Put the potatoes on to boil. ♦ Do you like boiled cabbage?
fry to cook food in a shallow pan of hot oil: Fry the onion and garlic for five minutes. ♦ There was a smell of bacon frying in the kitchen. ♦ fried chicken/fish/rice bake to cook food in an oven without any extra fat or liquid: to bake bread/cookies ♦ We baked him a cake for his birthday. ♦ baked potatoes roast to cook large pieces of meat in an oven or over a fire; to cook vegetables in oil or fat in an oven: The turkey is roasting in the oven. ♦ You should boil the potatoes for a little while before you roast them. grill to cook meat or fish on metal bars over a fire: to grill steak/chicken/burgers/fish on the barbecue ♦ grilled salmon
broil to cook food under or over direct heat: to broil salmon/a steak ♦ We ate broiled chicken with vegetables.
bak • er / ' be^r / noun
[ count ]
a person who makes and sells bread and cakes
bak • er • y / ' beiksri / noun [ count ]
( plural bak . er . ies )
a place where bread and cakes are made or sold
